Hurricanes and Storm Surge Safety
Hurricanes and Storm Surge Safety : Hurricanes are essentially large complexes of thunderstorms. Therefore, they include all of the dangers that can come with thunderstorms: lightning, flash floods, downbursts, tornadoes. For coastal areas, the added threat is flooding from high tides and the storm surge. The storm surge is a dome of water (perhaps only 2 feet high or maybe 15 to 20 feet high and often 50 miles across) that comes sweeping across the coastline just to the right (north) of the area where the eye of the hurricane makes landfall. Preparations for a hurricane should begin well in advance of the storm. Contact your local Emergency Management or National Weather Service for more information of Hurricane Preparedness. Listen to local authorities and evacuate when requested. Know your evacuation routes before the hurricane comes. Hurricanes can produce widespread damage with trees and flood waters blocking roads, cutting off communications and electricity for days. Have at least a 3 day supply of food (non-perishable) and water (fill bathtub and other containers). Have plenty of batteries for use in flashlights and portable radios or televisions. Have a first-aid kit and extra baby supplies or prescription medicines, if needed. If caught in the storm, follow safety rules described above for tornadoes/severe (damaging) winds, lightning, and flooding. Stay away from dangling or downed electrical wires and turn off gas (there could be a leak)
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