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Storm plan: state says weather preparedness a must by Linda Waggener When weather reports predict storms and alert us to be prepared for what may come, as they do today for overnight, I always wonder exactly what steps to take. The state internet communications provide the following information: Being prepared for severe weather starts with identifying threats and risks. Knowing what types of weather hazards can affect where you live and work, and how the weather could impact you and your family. Citizens should check local weather forecasts regularly, get a NOAA Weather Alert Radio and sign up for alerts from their local emergency management officials. A good tornado plan should: Designate a tornado sheltering area in an interior room on the lowest level of a building and away from windows. Basements are best, but if there is no basement, choose an interior bathroom, closet or other enclosed space on the lowest level of a building. Ensure employees or family members know where the designated shelter is located. To conduct a tornado drill at home or work: Announce the start of the drill. Participants should act as though a tornado warning has been issued for the immediate area or a tornado has been sighted nearby. They should move as quickly as possible to the pre-designated tornado shelter. Once people reach pre-designated safe area, they should crouch as low as possible to the floor, facing down, covering their heads with their hands. Once everyone has reached safe shelter, announce the mock tornado has passed and the drill is complete. After the drill, perform an assessment. Determine if the designated shelter was large enough for everyone, easy to get access and uncluttered. Help emergency managers and weather officials improve weather notifications and awareness campaigns by completing a short online survey, available at http://kyem.ky.gov/Preparedness/Pages/Tornado.aspx. If caught outdoors and unable to access an indoor shelter during a tornado warning, lie flat in a nearby ditch or depression and cover your head with your hands. Be aware of the potential for flooding. Remember, outdoor sirens are designed to warn people outdoors to seek shelter immediately and NOT to warn indoor inhabitants. Tornadoes can, and do, strike each month of the year during both day and night when people are more vulnerable and may not have a television or radio turned on when a warning is issued. A battery back-up weather alert radio is recommended and is the most effective way to monitor and receive severe weather watches and warnings. Weather safety tips, helpful links and resources along with the tornado drill survey can be found on KYEM's website at www.kyem.ky.gov, where you can like and follow @KentuckyEM on Facebook and Twitter. Additional tornado safety information is also available at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/spring-safety, www.ready.gov/tornadoes and www.weather.gov. This story was posted on 2018-07-20 16:46:09
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