How to prevent storm damage

8/16/2019 (Permalink)

Unplug electronics; You can protect your electronics by unplugging them before a storm hits. You don't want your TV or computer to get fried.

Identify safe rooms in your home. It's a good idea to take some time to consider what the safest rooms in your home are. Ideally, you would pick an interior room with no windows. If there's a tornado watch or warning, you'll want to be in an interior room in the basement or lowest level of the house.

Make sure everyone in your family knows the plan and where they should shelter in the house. Shutter your windows.

Close the shutters and secure the doors. If you don’t have shutters on your windows, close any blinds or curtains you have.

Create a disaster kit- 

A disaster kit can really help your family if you have to weather a severe storm. Think about what to include in a disaster kit for your family, make a list, and assemble your kit. watch the weather. Be sure to keep an eye on the weather by listening to the radio, watching TV, or getting weather alerts on your phone. Find out how your community communicates a weather emergency and heed their warnings. Remember: A severe thunderstorm watch means that conditions are perfect for a big storm.  A bad storm could be imminent. A severe thunderstorm warning means that there is a severe storm in your area and you need to shelter immediately. 

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