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Stay prepared for possible flooding
throughout hurricane season. Whether you live in a hurricane-prone area or not,
heavy rains or flooding may still affect you.
Flooding can happen during any
season. Some areas of the country are at greater risk at certain times of the
year. While coastal areas are at higher risk for flooding during hurricane
season, the Midwest is more at risk in the spring and during heavy summer
rains. Ice jams occur in the spring in the Northeast and Northwest. Even the
deserts of the Southwest are at risk during the late summer monsoon season.
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Know your
flood risk.
- Familiarize yourself with local
emergency plans. Know where to go and how to get there should you need to get
to higher ground, or to evacuate.
- Make a flood emergency plan for the relevant type of local flood risk with plans such as
evacuation, shelter, and locations for high ground.
- Build or restock your emergency kit, including
a minimum of three days of food and water, flashlight, batteries, cash,
prescription medications and first aid supplies.
- Consider buying flood insurance.
Homeowners insurance and renters insurance do not typically cover flood damage.
- Stay tuned to your phone alerts, TV, or
radio for weather updates, emergency instructions, or evacuation orders.
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Identify what you and the older
adults in your home may need to prepare. Include those needs in your emergency plan. Add any
necessary items to your emergency supply kit. The Ready Campaign recommends that seniors
consider the following:
- Create a network
of neighbors, relatives, friends, and co-workers to help you. Discuss your
needs and make sure everyone knows how to use any equipment. You may want to
discuss your needs with your employer.
- Be ready with
extra wheelchair batteries, oxygen, medication, food for service animals, and any other items you might
need.
- Keep written
copies of your prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, and allergy
information in your emergency kit.
- Make a list of
the type and model numbers of the medical devices you need.
- Talk with your
medical providers about their emergency plans. Work with them to identify
back-up service providers.
- Have copies of
health records. The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) provides an online tool to help people locate their
electronic health records.
- Plan with
friends, family, or service providers in the event of an evacuation.
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Do you know how to react to tornado watch or
warning?
Know how to stay safe by seeking shelter
and protecting your head. Most tornado injuries occur because of flying debris.
Do you know if your neighborhood is at risk
for tornadoes? The tips to stay safe in a tornado are simple and easy to
practice.
Whether you find yourself in a building, in
a car or outside during a storm, Ready.gov provides the following actions to stay safe.
In apartments, houses, small buildings, or high-rises:
- Go to a designated area or safe room built
to Federal Emergency Management Agency P-361 criteria or tornado storm shelter built to ICC 500 criteria.
- If a safe room is not available or you are
unable to move there safely, take shelter in a basement, storm cellar, or in
the center of a small interior room on the lowest level (closet, interior
hallway) away from corners, windows, doors, and outside walls.
- In a high-rise building, go to a small
interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
In a mobile home or office:
- Go to the lowest floor of a sturdy, nearby
building or a storm shelter. Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little
protection from tornadoes.
Outside with no shelter
- Get into a vehicle, buckle your seatbelt,
and try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter. Never try to outrun a tornado
in urban or congested areas.
- Take cover in a stationary vehicle. Put the
seatbelt on and cover your head with your arms and a blanket, coat or another
cushion if possible.
- Lie in an area lower than the level of the
roadway and cover your head.
- Do not get under an overpass or bridge.
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We hope that you will be able to join us on May 23!
Disclaimer: The reader recognizes
that the federal government provides links and informational data on various
disaster preparedness resources and events and does not endorse any non-federal
events, entities, organizations, services, or products. Please let us know
about other events and services for individual and community preparedness that
could be included in future newsletters by contacting FEMA-prepare@fema.dhs.gov.
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