Actions to Take When a Tropical Storm or Hurricane Threatens

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to Take When a Tropical Storm or Hurricane Threatens </div> </div> </div> <div class="div-full"> <div class="cms-content"><div class="two-third-first"> <div id="hmenu"> </div> <img alt="Drought" src="/images/safety/sandy-windreuters.png" style="width: 600px; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;" /></div> <div align="right" class="one-third-last"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn/"><img alt="" src="/images/wrn/Icons/161022_wrn.png" style="width: 115px; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" /></a> <div style=" border-top-left-radius:10px; width: 250px; background: #1a2757; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid white;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Hurricane Resources</span></strong></span></div> <div id="id01"> </div> </div> <div class="div-full"> <p>When a hurricane threatens your community, be prepared to evacuate if you live in a storm surge risk area. Allow enough time to pack and inform friends and family if you need to leave your home.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Secure your home: </strong>Cover all of your home's windows. Permanent storm shutters offer the best protection for windows. A second option is to board up windows with 5/8 inch exterior grade or marine plywood, built to fit, and ready to install. Buy supplies before the hurricane season rather than waiting for the pre-storm rush.</li> <li><strong>Stayed tuned in: </strong>Check the websites of your local <a href="https://www.weather.gov/">National Weather Service office</a> and<a href="https://www.ready.gov/be-informed"> local government/emergency management office.</a> Find out what type of emergencies could occur and how you should respond. Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or other radio or TV stations for the latest storm news.</li> <li><strong>Follow instructions issued by local officials. Leave immediately if ordered!</strong></li> <li><strong>If NOT ordered to evacuate:</strong> <ul> <li>Take refuge in a small interior room, closet, or hallway on the lowest level during the storm. Put as many walls between you and the outside as you can.</li> <li>Stay away from windows, skylights, and glass doors.</li> <li>If the eye of the storm passes over your area, there will be a short period of calm, but at the other side of the eye, the wind speed rapidly increases to hurricane force winds coming from the opposite direction.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <link href="/source/safety/css/menuFd.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><script src="/source/safety/js/menu.js"> </script><script src="/source/safety/js/hurricaneMenu.js"> </script><script src="/source/safety/js/hurricaneMenuRs.js"></script><script src="/source/safety/js/menuWrap.js"></script> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="partial-width-borderbottom feature-block">  </div> <div class="full-width-first"> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer"> </div>  <div class="footer-legal"> <div class="footer-legal"> <div class="footer-legal-content"> <div class="one-sixth-first" id="footer_legal_gov"> <a href="http://www.usa.gov"><img src="/bundles/templating/images/footer/usa_gov.png" alt="usa.gov" width="110" height="30" /></a> </div> <div class="one-half-first" id="footer_legal_info"> <p> <a href="http://www.commerce.gov">US Dept of Commerce</a><br /> <a href="http://www.noaa.gov">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a><br /> <a href="https://www.weather.gov">National Weather Service</a><br /> Safety<br /> 1325 East West Highway<br /> Silver Spring, MD 20910 <br /><br /> <br /><a href="mailto:wrn.feedback@noaa.gov">Comments? 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