Are You Ready? - During the Storm

Before the Storm - During the storm - After the storm

When in a warning area...

Listen closely to radio, TV or NOAA Weather Radio for official bulletins.
Complete preparation activities, such as putting up storm shutters, storing loose objects, etc.
Follow instructions issued by local officials. Leave immediately if told to do so!
If evacuating, leave early (if possible, in daylight). Stay with friends or relatives, stay at a low-rise inland hotel/motel, or go to a predesignated public shelter outside a flood zone.
Leave mobile homes.
Notify neighbors and a family member outside of the warned area of your evacuation plans.
Take pets with you. Leaving pets behind is likely to result in their being injured, lost or killed.
Move to a safe area before you are cut off by flood water.
Turn off propane tanks.
Unplug small appliances.
Fill bathtub and large containers with water for sanitary purposes.

If staying in a home...

Only stay in a home if you have NOT been ordered to leave. Stay inside a well constructed building. Examine the building and decide what you will do if winds become strong enough to produce deadly missiles and structural failure.

Turn refrigerator to its coldest setting and keep closed.
Turn off utilities if told to do so by authorities.
Turn off propane tanks.
Unplug small appliances.
Fill bathtub and large containers with water for sanitary purposes.

In strong winds...

Stay away from windows and doors even if they are covered. Take refuge in a small interior room, closet or hallway.
Close all interior doors. Secure and brace external doors.
In a two-story house, go to an interior first-floor room, such as a bathroom or closet.
In a multiple-story building, go to the first or second floors and stay in interior rooms away from windows.
Lie on the floor under a table or another sturdy object.

What to bring to a shelter...