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Severe Weather Awareness

You should know what actions to take to protect yourself, family, pets and property against severe weather:

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StormReady
: National program to prepare communities for severe weather.

Forecasts/Warnings
Awareness/Preparedness Guides


Watches/Warnings

NOAA Weather Radio

National Centers for Environmental
Prediction

Safe and Well List: If you have to evacuate due to a major storm, use this Red Cross list to connect.

Thunderstorms and Lightning
  • Video: Surviving the Storm: Thunderstorm, Lightning, Tornado Safety Tips: VOB, MPG
    Video: Version with captions
  • Color brochure - pdf
  • Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm?
  • Lightning Safety
  • Owlie Skywarn for Kids: Lightning
  • Talking About Disaster

    Tornadoes
  • Video: Tornado in Your Town, txt only
  • Video: Actual Tornado in action caught by security camera in Georgia
  • Color brochure - (pdf-large), (text only-fast)
  • Are You Ready for a Tornado?
  • Highway Overpasses as Tornado Shelters
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Everything...Tornadoes - USAToday
  • International Tornado Events, Links, etc.
  • Owlie for Kids: Tornadoes

    Floods
  • FloodSafety site with video and more
  • Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Toolbox
  • Turn Around Don't Drown™ Toolbox
  • Owlie for Kids: Floods
  • Red Cross: Preparing for Floods, pdf
    Red Cross: ¿Está preparado para una inundación o para una inundación

  • Climate and Outlooks
    Post Storm Assessments
    Billion Dollar Storms


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    Last Updated: January 26, 2009