Chapter 16– Hurricanes

 

Unlike earthquake, hurricanes don’t occur suddenly in the United States so you’ll have some time to prepare yourself and evacuate if you live in a risk area. A hurricane is a tropical storm that can cause heavy rainfall, storm surge, high winds, and even tornadoes.

 

If you live in an evacuation area you should board up your house with storm shutters or plywood, move anything on your lawn indoors for safety, and prepare for an evacuation. If you don’t have to evacuate but live in a risk area, you should consider what your property is at risk for.

 

If flooding, high winds, or storm surge is a risk where you live, you determine whether you should leave the area. Just know that if you stay at home it’s possible that your electricity goes out, and that you should turn off your water supply so it doesn’t become contaminated. Have plenty of drinking water stored and you can even fill up your tub to keep some extra water for hygienic purposes.