Today as I write this, the news is amazingly full of bad weather reports!
- Wet weather for parts of the Eastern U.S.
- Showers, along with chances of thunderstorms from the Carolinas through areas of the Southeast
- Heavy rain and thunderstorms from areas of Nebraska through Oklahoma and into the Mid-Mississippi Valley
- Risk for severe thunderstorm development in the South-Central Plains through the evening with chances of damaging wind gusts and severe hail
- A cold front ejecting form the Northern Rockies kicked up showers and thunderstorms in North Dakota
- Out West, monsoonal moisture will maintain chances of showers and thunderstorms across the Four Corners, including the Southern and Central Rockies
And Hawaii is shaking off the arrival and passing through of Tropical Storm Flossie!
Do you know what to expect in your town tomorrow?
In your community, what’s the likelihood of damaging winds? Overflowing creeks and rivers? Flooded streets and intersections? Traffic lights out? Widespread power outages including your home or business?
Action Item: Check the weather report now, and every day! Download a severe weather app onto your phone. Simple, sensible, free!
What emergency plans have you made for tomorrow?
Do you start off each day as always, trusting that you, your family, your neighbors and your car will get through OK? Or, do you consider alternatives, based on the weather report?
Action Item: Alert family members to the weather report. As appropriate, remind them of your family communications plan, change travel plans, check to be sure family members have their Survival Kits with them or nearby before they set off.
What’s the worst that can happen?
In most weather-related emergencies, a 72-hour period is all you’ll have to deal with. After three days, ground water will have dried up, streams will be back within their banks, the utility company will have restored power, and stores will reopen with full shelves.
If the worst happens, though, take a leaf from the book of Hurricane Sandy survivors. Even those whose homes were undamaged waited days and weeks for normal services to be restored!
A Survival Kit will keep you going for 3 days. Planning for a long-term emergency requires a lot more thought and the stockpiling of a few more items.
Sorry to nag, but . . . Do that emergency planning now. Better to have prepared or even over-prepared BEFORE the emergency hits than to not have prepared at all!
Virginia
Your Emergency Plan Guide Team
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