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If a hurricane is likely in your area, you should:
- Monitor your radio or television for weather updates and instructions from public safety officials.
- Stay indoors, preferably in a room with few or no windows.
- Take your emergency kit and disaster supplies with you if you move from room to room.
- If flooding threatens your home, turn off electricity at the main breaker.
- If you lose power, turn off all major appliances.
- Use flashlights, not candles or kerosene lamps, as your light source.
- Avoid using the phone and do not take a bath or shower during the storm.
- Fight the temptation to go outside during the “eye of the storm”. There’s only a brief period of calm before hurricane force winds return.
- Keep children informed about what’s happening and watch for signs of stress.
- Keep animals in their carriers.