When the Severe Storm rolls out...we roll in.

4/20/2017 (Permalink)

Lightning Storm

During the Storm

• Use your Battery Operated NOAA Weather Radio for updates from you local officials.
• Avoid contact with corded phones. Use a corded telephone only for emergencies. Cordless and cellular telephones are safe to use.
• Avoid contact with electrical equipment or cords. Unplug appliances and other electrical items such as computers and turn off air-conditioners. Power surges from lighting can cause serious damage.
• Avoid contact with plumbing. Do not wash your hands, do not take a shower, do not wash dishes and do not do laundry. Plumbing and bathroom fixtures can conduct electricity.
• Stay away from windows and doors and stay off porches.
• Do not lie on concrete floors and do not lean against concrete walls.
• Avoid natural lighting rods such as a tall, isolated tree in an open area.
• Avoid hilltops, open fields. The beach or a boat on the water.
• Take shelter in a sturdy building. Avoid isolated sheds or other small structures in open areas.
• Avoid contact with anything metal- tractors, farm equipment, motorcycles, golf carts, golf clubs and bicycles.
• If you are driving, try to safely exit the roadway and park. Stay in the vehicle and turn on the emergency flashers unit heavy rain ends. Avoid touching metal or other surfaces that conduct electricity in and outside the vehicle.