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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 28 July 2007 19:54 |
The majority of people that choose to ride out a hurricane come away unscathed. To a large degree this is the product of luck and preparation.
There is, however, no guarantee that any precaution you take prior to a hurricane will insure your survival. The majority of people that do experience hurricanes do survive.
The following is a list of things that will help you to survive a hurricane. | The best thing you can do is block The Weather Channel and CNN from your TV set. When the hurricane is days away updates from the national weather service may not happen but every 4 to six hours. Round the clock coverage by the media ends up being nothing but ratings building sensational reporting about last years hurricanes and the damage done or something equally useless.
What this kind of hurricane coverage does do is whip you into a frenzy driven by baseless fear.
Use this link to the NOAA Hurricane Center for the most up to date information minus the hype and fear mongering. | - First and foremost - use common sense. By example, if you are in a low lying coastal area only a few feet above sea level and a 25' storm surge common sense should tell you it is time to leave.
- Take shelter in a secure structure. A major risk during hurricanes are tornados that are spawned by the rotating bands of the hurricane
- Use common sense - That bears repeating because doing stupid things is what will get you killed.
- Stay inside - Even though the idiots from the Weather Channel and local stations are braving the elements to show you signs and trees swaying in the breeze, it is ot safe to be outside. There are many dangers in a storm, flying debris, downed power lines, falling trees, property owners mistaking you for a looter, etc.
- Get your storm preparations completed early and stay out of the rush of idiots at lumber yards and grocery stores.
- If you evacuate, be patient. traffic will be bad, the weather will be bad and tempers only make things worse.
- After the storm stay at home. The streets can be hazardous with debris, downed power lines and who knows what else.
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