Severe Weather Preparedness ‚– Hurricanes: Preparing Before a Hurricane Watch or Warning is Announced

If you wait for a hurricane to arrive to prepare your emergency supplies and evacuation route, it will likely be too late. It’s important that you and any other people in your household immediately know what to do and where to go during a hurricane. In this topic, you will learn how to plan an evacuation route and research your evacuation zone, establish a meeting point or a single point of contact, establish and prepare a shelter room, and other small actions you can take over time to prevent damage to your home.