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During The Storm: If You Stay at Home

Reminder! Only stay in a home if you have not been ordered to leave. If you are told to leave, do so immediately.

 

Basic guidelines:

• Store food and water. Visit OneStorm's "Food and Water" section to learn how and what to store.
  
• Turn refrigerator to maximum cold and open only when necessary.
  
• Turn off utilities if told to do so by authorities.
  
• Turn off propane tanks.
  
• Unplug small appliances.
  
• Stay inside a well constructed building. In structures, such as a home, examine the building and plan in advance what you will do if winds become strong. Strong winds can produce deadly missiles and structural failure.

If winds become strong:

• Stay away from windows and doors even if they are covered. Take refuge in small interior room, closet, or hallway. Take a battery-powered radio, a NOAA Weather Radio, and a flashlight with you to your place of refuge.
  
• Close all interior doors. Secure and brace external doors, particularly double inward opening doors and garage doors.
  
• If you are in a two story house, go to an interior first-floor room or basement, such as a bathroom, closet, or under the stairs.
  
• Lie on the floor under tables or other sturdy objects.
  
• Be alert for tornadoes which often spawned by hurricanes.
  
• If the "EYE" of the hurricane should pass over your area, be aware that the improved weather conditions are temporary and that the storm conditions will return with winds coming from the opposite direction sometimes in a period of just a few minutes.