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Title: STORM SAFETY


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STORM SAFETY
  • In Honor of Severe Storm Awareness Week

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Tornado Safety
  • Look for approaching Storms which
  • May include a dark greenish tint
  • Contain large hail
  • Produce a loud roaring noise of rushing wind
  • Monitor NOAA weather radio for the latest updates

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Tornado Safety Contd
  • Indoors
  • Go to pre-designated shelter area
  • Basement, cellar, lowest area of building
  • No basement
  • Closet, away from corners or windows
  • Put as many walls between you and the outside as
    possible
  • Get under a sturdy table and protect your neck
  • Do not open windows

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Tornado Safety Contd
  • In a vehicle
  • Drive away from danger
  • Move at a right angle from the direction of a
    tornado
  • Find a big ditch to get in if you cant get away
    from danger and cover your head
  • Do not get under an overpass or bridge, its
    safer in low lying areas
  • Be aware of flooding

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Tornado Safety Contd
  • In a trailer or mobile home
  • Get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of
    a sturdy, nearby building or a storm shelter.
  • Mobile homes offer very little protection against
    tornadoes
  • DUCK
  • Down to the lowest level
  • Under something sturdy
  • Cover your head
  • Keep in shelter until the storm passes

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Lightning
  • 25 million flashes of lightning every year in the
    united states
  • On average 62 people a year are killed by
    lightning in U.S. (ties tornado deaths)
  • It is an underrated killer because it causes
    little damage unlike tornadoes

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Lightning Safety
  • Watch for developing thunderstorms
  • Lightning can strike as far as 10 miles
  • If you can hear thunder you are within striking
    distance
  • Most injuries occur in the summer
  • Stay off corded phones and other corded equipment

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Lightning Safety Contd
  • Helping a Lightning Strike Victim
  • Call 911 immediately
  • Do CPR if necessary
  • You are in no danger in helping a lightning
    victim
  • Lightning is Dangerous
  • Use common sense
  • Get inside
  • Stay out from under anything outside
  • Anything sticking up in the air can act like a
    lightning rod

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Flood Safety
  • Floods and Flash Floods kill more people every
    year than any other weather phenomenon
  • Mainly because people underestimate flooding
  • As little as 6 inches of moving water can sweep a
    person off their feet
  • 18 24 inches of water can carry a car away
  • If you see a road barrier, turn around
  • 60 of all flood deaths occur from people trying
    to drive into blocked areas

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Helpful Flood Tips
  • Monitor NOAA weather radio or local news channels
    when its raining heavy
  • Get to higher ground if its flooding nearby
  • Do not attempt to cross flowing streams
  • If your vehicle gets caught in flooding water
    leave it and seek higher ground
  • Look for flotation devices to keep handy
  • Dont go out driving unless its an emergency
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