During the Storm

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Quick Tips - Evacuating or Sheltering in Place

Precautions - During the Storm

Safe Room - Have a safe, interior room with no windows ready with all your supplies (food, lights, radio, camera, purse, insurance policy copy, medications, glasses, blanket, pillows, mattress). Stay There! Remain indoors during the hurricane. Blowing debris can injure or kill. Travel is extremely dangerous.
Animals should be placed in their carriers.
Windows and Doors - Stay away from all windows and doors. DO NOT open a window on the opposite side of the winds as we have been advised in the past.
Candles - DO NOT use; they can blow over.
Telephone should not be used when there is lightning present.
Power - Turn off all appliances at the fuse box (circuit breaker) or remove fuses when the power begins to be intermittent or when flooding begins. Leave one breaker on that operates a light.
Eye of the Hurricane - Do not be fooled by the storm's calm eye which takes from several minutes to an hour to pass. Stay in your "safe place" unless emergency repairs are absolutely necessary. Winds will blow suddenly in the opposite direction after the eye passes. The strongest winds are northeast of the eye.
Tornadoes often precede a hurricane. If you are caught outside, move at right angles from the tornado.
Lightning - If you are outside and your hair stands on end or your skin tingles, lightning may be about to strike you. Drop to the ground and bend forward with hands on knees.
Radio - Listen to local radio stations. Remain indoors until local government officials announce it is safe.