Preparing for an Hurricane
Buy or prepare an hurricane emergency kit or a hurricane survival kit and have with it:
Know the difference between a WATCH and a WARNING:
Prepare a Personal Evacuation Plan:
When the hurricane is on its way:
When the Hurricane arrives:
After the hurricane:
Buy or prepare an hurricane emergency kit or a hurricane survival kit and have with it:
- A first aid kit
- All essential medications
- Special items for infants, elderly, or disabled family members.
- Battery-powered radio, flashlight, and extra batteries.
- Have with a set of instructions for turning off your utilities with your 72 hour hurricane kit. (See
utility shutoff procedures.)
Know the difference between a WATCH and a WARNING:
- Hurricane WATCH: Hurricane conditions are possible in your area, usually within 36 hours.
- Hurricane WARNING: Hurricane conditions are now occurring or will occur soon, usually within 24
hours.
Prepare a Personal Evacuation Plan:
- Plan ahead of time where you could go if you need to evacuate and choose a few different
places.
- Have all of the telephone numbers of these places as well as a map of your area. You may need
to take a different or unfamiliar route if major roads are closed or traffic is congested.
When the hurricane is on its way:
- Listen to your radio or local TV stations for information from local officials, and if you are told to
evacuate, do so immediately.
- If you are not told to evacuate, stay indoors, away from windows.
- Bring inside any lawn furniture, trash cans, and anything that could be picked up by the wind.
- Cover all of the windows of in your home with ½ inch plywood or have hurricane shutters
installed.
- Make trees more wind resistant by removing diseased and damaged limbs, then strategically
removing branches so that wind can blow through.
- Fill the gas tank in your car in case of evacuation.
When the Hurricane arrives:
- The “eye” of a hurricane can be deceptive. Although it may be calm, the storm is not over. The
worst part of the storm will usually happen after the eye of the storm passes over and the
winds blow from the opposite direction.
- Do not try to drive over a flooded road. Your car could stall and attempting to move a stalled
vehicle in flood conditions can be fatal. Get to higher ground if you get caught on a flooded road.
After the hurricane:
- Keep listening to your local radio or TV stations for instructions.
- Return home when you are told that it is safe to do so.
- Inspect your home for damage.
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