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Wind can wreak havoc. Have a plan.
Prepare Yourself for Windy Weather
Wind and powerful wind gusts can bring down trees and tree limbs and create other potentially dangerous hazards. Best plan is to have a plan.
Windy Weather Safety Tips
- Write down emergency phone numbers and keep them on the refrigerator or near every phone in your house. Program them into your cell phone too.
- Clear your yard and secure outside objects like garbage cans and patio furniture that could blow around.
- Create an Emergency Supply Kit and include:
- Battery-powered radio, alarm clock, flashlights and extra batteries
- Bottled water and nonperishable food. You can also fill containers with clean water.
- Hand-operated can opener
- First aid supplies
- Blankets
- Personal supplies including medicines, hand sanitizer and masks
- Charge your power backups, cell phones, tablets, and other electronic devices.
- Plan where and how you would evacuate and locate local shelters
- Stay away from downed wires; they should always be considered live. Stay at least 30 feet away from downed lines, and don’t go near the pole or anything touching the line.
- Know how to open your garage door without electricity.
- Make sure your car is ready. Fill the gas tank.
- Take care of pets: Know shelter locations or an out-of-town friend or relative where you can take your pets in an evacuation. Local animal shelters may be able to offer advice on what to do with your pets if you are asked to evacuate your home.
- Review your plan with your family.
- Keep checking for storm updates.
- Stay inside if you can. Even if it looks calm, don’t go outside. Stay away from windows.