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’s public service campaign encouraging Americans to plan ahead for disasters. Disasters don’t plan ahead, you can.
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If your area was affected by devastating tornadoes and your home was damaged, visit your nearest shelter, listen to the instructions from your local officials and check on your neighbors who may need extra help. ready.gov/tornadoes
Follow instructions from your local officials.
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With severe weather in your forecast, know what to do if there's a #tornado watch or warning in your area. ⤵️⤵️⤵️
Tornado Warning: A tornado is happening or imminent. Take shelter immediately. Tornado Watch: A tornado is possible. Stay tuned to local radio/TV for info. Know where you'll shelter if you have to.
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Prepare now if severe storms or tornadoes are in your forecast today & through the weekend: 📻 Make sure you're getting warnings multiple ways. Our app is an easy way to set up
@NWS
alerts on your phone: fema.gov/mobile-app 🏠 Check on neighbors who may need extra help
Listen to local officials. Have multiple ways to receive emergency alerts. Download the free FEMA app - available in English & Spanish. Sign up for weather alerts from your local NWS. Check the Wireless Emergency Alert settings on your phone.
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#DYK falling & flying debris causes most injuries & deaths during a tornado? 🌪️ Go to a basement, hallway or closet on the lowest level of your home. ❌ Stay away from windows, doors & outside walls. ✅ Protect your head with your arms & put furniture or a mattress around you.
Where to shelter during a tornado. Home - Identify a basement, storm cellar or interior room on the lowest floor with no windows to gather. High Rise - Pick a hallway in the center of the building if you can't quickly get to the lowest floor. Mobile Home - Choose a nearby sturdy building to gather. If your mobile home park has a designated shelter, make it your safe place.
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Tornadoes happen in minutes! It’s crucial that you & your loved ones make a plan ahead of time. Know your risk & identify a safe place to go in the event of a tornado warning. 👉 ready.gov/tornadoes
Severe Weather can escalate quickly. While the possibility of tornadoes can be forecast ahead of time, they can form in minutes, day or night. Will you be prepared? Set up a way to get weather warnings any time of day. When alerted to a tornado, quickly get to a storm shelter or basement. If underground shelter isn't available, get to an interior hall away from windows.
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@Readygov
🌪️ Tornadoes can destroy structures, uproot trees, and hurl objects through the air like deadly missiles. Minimize your risk of injury & increase your chances of survival by knowing the difference between a tornado watch and warning below. ⤵️⤵️⤵️
Tornado watch - A tornado watch is issued when a tornado is possible. Know your safe place (storm shelter, basement, interior hall away from windows) Be ready to act quickly if a warning is issued. Be prepared. Tornado Warning - A tornado warning is issued when a tornado is happening or about to happen. Immediately seek shelter in your safe place! Take action!
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NWS Weather Prediction Center
@NWSWPC
Confidence is growing that a winter storm will produce heavy snow, icy conditions, & strong wind gusts from the Northern Plains to the Upper Midwest. Hazardous to even impossible travel is expected. Blizzard conditions are also possible in parts of the Northern Plains.
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Identify and practice where you'll go to shelter from a tornado — at home, work, and/or school. 💡 A safe shelter can be a FEMA safe room, storm shelter, or an interior, windowless room or basement on the lowest level of a sturdy building. More: ready.gov/tornadoes
Know your area's disaster risks for tornados
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Signs or warnings of a tsunami can be: 🔹 An earthquake 🔹 An emergency alert 🔹 A siren If any of these things happen, move immediately to a safe place as high and as far inland as possible. Learn more during National Tsunami Awareness Week: ready.gov/tsunamis#during
Tsunami Safety: If you feel an earthquake, get a notification, or hear a siren, evacuate immediately to higher ground.
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@Readygov
If your power is out, be careful with the food you eat. When in doubt, throw it out! 💡 Perishable food in your refrigerator needs to be thrown out after 4 hours without power. More tips: ready.gov/power-outages
Eat safe food after a power outage. After a power outage, throw out perishable food in your refrigerator after 4 hours. Check temperature of food in your freezer and in coolers. Throw out food above 40 Fahrenheit. You can safely refreeze or cook thawed frozen food that still contains ice crystals or is at 40 Fahrenheit or below. When in doubt, throw it out. www.cdc.gov/foodsafety
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NWS Weather Prediction Center
@NWSWPC
A strong cold front sweeping through the Northeast Wednesday evening is likely to threaten the area with snow squalls that could disrupt travel with significantly reduced visibility, strong winds, and rapidly changing road conditions.
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It's National Tsunami Awareness Week! 🌊 A tsunami is a series of enormous ocean waves, most commonly caused by earthquakes. Tsunamis may sound like a risk out of a story book, but they're real and can be deadly. Know the signs & what to do: ready.gov/tsunamis
Tsunami Safety
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ReadyOC
@ReadyOC
This week is National Tsunami Awareness Week! 🌊readyo DYK remote tsunamis have been the most frequent to hit California and are generated by earthquakes off the coasts of Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, and Chile? Understand the potential impacts of Tsunamis. --> readyoc.com/tsunamis
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#DYK? Approximately 44% of the U.S. is at risk for flooding this spring (Source:
@NOAA
). Do you have flood insurance & other preparations in place? It can take up to 30 days for a policy to go into effect. Spring into action 🐰 ready.gov/floods#prepare
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NOAA’s #SpringOutlook 2023 is out today: CA #drought cut in half with relief to come; moderate to major flooding favored along the upper MS River from Minneapolis to St. Louis. bit.ly/SpringOutlook2 @NWSCPC @NWSNWC @NWS #Spring
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Returning home and cleaning up after a tornado? ✅ Stay clear of fallen power lines or broken utility lines. ✅ Wear appropriate gear during clean-up. ✅ Take photos of your damages. More: ready.gov/tornadoes#after
Cleaning up after a tornado? Stay safe with these tips: Wear long pants, goggles, gloves, and sturdy shoes. Contact local officials if power lines are down. Use face covering if cleaning mold. Stay out of damaged structures. Photograph your damages.
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FEMA Region 8
@femaregion8
Ice and snow, take it slow! Before you head out the door, remember to check your local weather forecast. If you're experiencing snow and icy conditions and have to be out on roadways, reduce your speed, accelerate and brake slowly, and stay clear of snow plows.
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Disaster Distress Helpline
@distressline
If you've been impacted by a #tornado, it's common to have strong feelings of distress. You're not alone. The national Disaster
@Distressline
(call or text 1-800-985-5990) offers 24/7 multilingual, confidential crisis & emotional support. bit.ly/2VX4bCL #Mississippi
samhsa.gov
Tornadoes and Severe Storms
Learn about who is most at risk for emotional distress from tornadoes and severe storms and where to find disaster-related resources.
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@Readygov
Stay safe in severe rain and flash flooding. Stay indoors and get to higher ground. Avoid: ❌ Basements. ❌ Lowest levels of buildings. ❌ Flooded roadways. ready.gov/floods
flooding safety
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Generator safety tips: 🚫 Don't use a generator in a wet area. 🚫 Don't fuel a generator when it is running. ✅ Alway use generators outside the home. ✅ Always connect generators to appliances with heavy-duty extension cords. More: ready.gov/power-outages#
Don't use a generator in a wet area. This can cause shock or electrocution.
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Quick tips for thunderstorms or severe rain: 🌩️ Avoid using electronic devices connected to an electrical outlet. 🌩️ Pay attention to alerts and warnings. 🌩️ Don't drive through flooded areas. Remember: When thunder roars, go indoors! More: ready.gov/thunderstorms-
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Still experiencing freezing or wintery weather? When heating your home with a space heater: 🔹 Plug it directly into a wall outlet. 🔹 Have a working carbon monoxide alarm. 🔹 Open a window to help air circulate and reduce carbon monoxide exposure. More: ready.gov/home-fires
Plug space heaters directly into wall outlets. Never use an extension cord or power strip.
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#DYK? Disasters and emergencies can make it unsafe to drink, bathe, clean, or cook with water from local supplies. Follow instructions from local officials for specific water safety recommendations to prevent illness. More via
@CDCgov
: cdc.gov/disasters/food #WorldWaterDay
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A changing climate impacts reliable access to clean, safe drinking water and water needed for sanitation and hygiene. Learn more on #WorldWaterDay: bit.ly/3koJ61c
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