
Severe Weather Preparation & Safety
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Severe Weather Preparation & Safety
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How to prepare for a hurricane
Determine your personal hurricane risk.
Develop an evacuation plan.
Assemble your disaster supply kit.
Review/update your insurance policy.
Prepare and strengthen your home.
Help your neighbors prepare.
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How to prepare for a tornado
Immediately go to a safe location that you have identified.
Pay attention to EAS, NOAA Weather Radio, or local alerting systems for current emergency information and instructions.
Protect yourself by covering your head or neck with your arms and putting materials such as furniture and blankets around or on top of you.
Do not try to outrun a tornado in a vehicle if you are in a car. If you are in a car or outdoors and cannot get to a building, cover your head and neck with your arms and cover your body with a coat or blanket, if possible.
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Multiple Choice
How many tornadoes on average are there in the United States yearly
620
1400
15
276
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Multiple Choice
What is the first day of hurricane season in the United States?
April 1
June 1
June 15
July 1
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Multiple Choice
At what wind speed does NOAA classify a category 5 hurricane
318 mph
157 mph
214 mph
ludicrous speed
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Multiple Choice
Which hurricane had the highest wind speed recorded for making landfall in the United States?
Katrina
Harvey
Camille
Andrew
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Multiple Choice
This planet has had a hurricane that has been ongoing for 300 years
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
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Multiple Choice
The worst tornado outbreak on record happened on April 27, 2011.
In the midst of a severe tornado outbreak across the Deep South from April 25-28, 2011. How many tornadoes touched down on this day?
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1
124
207
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Multiple Choice
Hurricanes are the only weather disasters that have been given their own names.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Where does the term hurricane come from
Pat O'brien's in New Orleans
The Taino Native American word, hurucane, meaning evil spirit of the wind
Derived from ancient Latin meaning angry spouse
No one knows where it came from
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Poll
The widest recorded tornado struck on May 31, 2013.
The EF5 El Reno, Oklahoma, tornado reached a width of about 2.6 miles at its peak.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Most people who die in hurricanes are killed by the _
Storm Surge
Flood Waters
Lack of Electricity
High Winds
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Multiple Choice
1925's Tri-State tornado is considered the deadliest in United States history.
On March 18, 1925, a tornado began its path of destruction in southeastern Missouri through the south of Illinois and Indiana. It covered _ miles in three hours according to the Washington Post?
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180
600
219
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Stocking up on bottle water is great, but also filling up bath tubs and sinks will provide black water alternatives
Water
Canned food is great to have, but frozen and refigerated food will need to be cooked before expiring
Food
Batteries, generators are excellent alternatives to have to power small devices until power has been restored
Power Alternative
Essential Hurricane Necessities
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Know Where to Go
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