How do you stay safe during a hurricane?

• Have a disaster plan
• Board up windows
• Bring in outdoor objects that could blow away
• Know where all the evacuation routes are
• Prepare a disaster supply kit for your home and car
  • Have enough food and water for at least three days
  • Include a first aid kit, canned food, and a can opener, bottled water, battery-operated radio, flashlight, protective clothing, and written instructions on how to turn off electricity, gas, and water
• Have some cash handy
  • Following a typhoon, banks and ATMs may be temporarily closed
• Make sure your car is filled with gasoline
• Keep important documents in a waterproof container
  • Create password-protected digital copies

• Stay away from low-lying and flood-prone areas
• Always stay indoors during a typhoon as strong winds will blow things around
• Leave mobile homes and go to a shelter
• If your home isn’t on high ground, go to a shelter
• If emergency managers say to evacuate, then do so immediately

• Stay indoors until it is safe to come out
• Check for injured or trapped people without putting yourself in danger
• Watch out for flooding that can sometimes happen after a typhoon
• Do not attempt to drive in flooding water
• Stay away from standing water
  • It may be electrically charged from underground or downed power lines
• Don’t drink tap water until officials say it’s safe to do so