Safety Tips

If you are ever living where hurricanes are likely to strike, you must prepare yourself for the worst, for they cause death and widespread property damage to most coastal towns and cities. Hurricane winds can tear down houses, and torrential rains and tidal surges can flood the land. The months when hurricanes occur (hurricane season) are from the early summer to late fall. During these months you should:

1. Find a local shelter and plan a safe route to get there if a hurricane warning is issued.

2. If you have a boat, make sure you find a safe place for it.

3. Learn the storm surge history of your area.

4. Discard all dead tree limbs.

5. Secure all rain gutters.

A hurricane watch means that the storm is not an immediate threat to life or property, but may possibly turn into one later.

Always be prepared with ways to get information about the storm, such as a radio, television, or an reliable internet site. Also, have a battery power radio in case power is cut off in your area. If a hurricane watch is issued for your town, be sure to do the following:

1. Stock up on canned food and fresh water.
2. Put fuel in your car.
3. Get batteries for the radio and some flashlights.
4. Replenish all supplies of necessary medicine.
5. Secure all outdoor objects.
6. Board up all windows and bring in all pets.
7. Put your boat in a safe place or moor it.

A hurricane warning will be announce by the National Hurricane Center if a hurricane will strike your area within the vicinity of twenty four hours. If this happens, you must monitor your local broadcasts and if directed to, evacuate.

If and when your are allowed back into your home, be sure to watch out for downed power lines, and never touch them or trees that are in contact with them.

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