openings.
• Collect drinking water in appropriate containers.
Once a hurricane warning has been issued:
• Be ready to evacuate as directed by the Emergency Coordinator and/or
the designated official.
• Leave areas that might be affected by storm tide or stream flooding.
During a hurricane:
• Remain indoors and consider the following:
- Small interior rooms on the lowest floor and without windows,
- Hallways on the lowest floor away from doors and windows, and
- Rooms constructed with reinforced concrete, brick, or block with no
windows.
Blizzard:
If indoors:
• Stay calm and await instructions from the Emergency Coordinator or the
designated official.
• Stay indoors!
• If there is no heat:
- Close off unneeded rooms or areas.
- Stuff towels or rags in cracks under doors.
- Cover windows at night.
• Eat and drink. Food provides the body with energy and heat. Fluids
prevent dehydration.
• Wear layers of loose-fitting, light-weight, warm clothing, if available.
If outdoors:
• Find a dry shelter. Cover all exposed parts of the body.
• If shelter is not available:
- Prepare a lean-to, wind break, or snow cave for protection from the
wind.
- Build a fire for heat and to attract attention. Place rocks around the
fire to absorb and reflect heat.
- Do not eat snow. It will lower your body temperature. Melt it first.
If stranded in a car or truck:
• Stay in the vehicle!
• Run the motor about ten minutes each hour. Open the windows a little for
fresh air to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. Make
sure the exhaust pipe is not blocked.
• Make yourself visible to rescuers.
- Turn on the dome light at night when running the engine.
- Tie a colored cloth to your antenna or door.
- Raise the hood after the snow stops falling.
• Exercise to keep blood circulating and to keep warm.