• Turn on a battery operated radio to obtain the latest emergency information. Listen constantly for official instructions.

• If you live in a mobile home, check tie-downs and evacuate immediately.

• Store valuables and personal papers in a waterproof container in the highest possible spot in your home.

• Stay out of elevators.

If you are not ordered to evacuate,

• Stay inside, away from windows, skylights, and glass doors.

• Store drinking water in clean bathtubs, jugs, bottles, and cooking pots.

• Keep flashlights and battery operated lanterns handy. Make sure you have extra batteries for flashlights, lanterns, and the radio.

• If you loose electricity, turn off and unplug all major appliances to reduce "power surges" when the electricity is restored.

• Have cash available as ATM machines may not be operable.

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