Are
You Ready for a Hurricane? Here's what you can do to prepare yourself and
your family
Prepare a Home Evacuation Plan
Identify ahead of time where you could go if
you are told to evacuate. Choose several places...a friend's home in
another town, a motel, a shelter.
Keep handy the telephone numbers of
these places as well as a road map. You may need to take alternate or
unfamiliar routes if major roads are closed or clogged.
Listen to local radio or TV stations for
evacuation instructions. Act quickly!
Prepare for a hurricane
Assemble a Hurricane Safety Kit containing:
First aid kit and essential medications
Fire extinguisher
Canned food and can opener
Bottled water
Protective clothing, rainwear, and blankets
Battery-powered radio, flashlight, and
extra batteries.
Also include in the kit written
instructions for how to turn off your home's utilities.
Have on hand plywood, nails, and other
materials needed to board up windows
and protect your home.
What you need to know about hurricanes
Ahurricane
WATCH means a
hurricane may hit your area.
A hurricane WARNING
means a hurricane is headed for your area. You may be told to go to a
shelter or evacuate the area; do so immediately.
The eye of a hurricane is the calm
center of the storm. The worst parts of a hurricane come just before
and after the eye has passed over your area.
When a hurricane is approaching...
Listen to your local radio and TV stations
for updated storm information.
Bring in garbage cans, lawn furniture,
bicycles...anything that could fly around and cause damage or blow away.
Fill your car's gas tank and prepare to
evacuate if told to do so.
If you are told, evacuate as soon as possible.
If you are not advised to evacuate,
prepare to stay inside, away from windows.
