Severe Weather

A severe storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain and strong winds.

Some thunderstorms produce hail.

Heavy rains cause flooding, lightning can cause fires, and strong winds can blow over trees or power lines.

Do NOT stand under a tree

Stay inside

Stay out of water

A funnel-shaped cloud that comes down from a storm cloud with winds spinning at very high speeds.

High winds can damage and/or destroy buildings, trees, power-lines, and crops

Find a safe place away from a window

If you cannot find shelter lie flat in a ditch or other low place

Do not go in a car

A large storm that forms over warm ocean water with very strong winds that blow in a circular pattern around the center, or eye, of the storm.

High winds can blow over trees, power lines, and even buildings; heavy rain can cause flooding; the storm waves and rise in sea level at the beach cause massive flooding and damage the coastal zone

The "Eye"

Move further inland if you are near the coast.

Stay away from windows

Board up windows