How do you deal with a hurricane?

How do you deal with a hurricane?

If you need to stay home:

1. Keep your emergency supply kit in a place you can easily access.
2. Listen to the radio or TV for updates on the hurricane.
3. Stay inside. Even if it looks calm, don’t go outside.
4. Stay away from windows—you could get hurt by pieces of broken glass or flying debris during a storm.
5. Be ready to leave.

How do you say safe in a hurricane?

DURING A HURRICANE:

1. Stay away from low-lying and flood prone areas.
2. Always stay indoors during a hurricane, because strong winds will blow things around.
3. Leave mobile homes and to go to a shelter.
4. If your home isn’t on higher ground, go to a shelter.
5. If emergency managers say to evacuate, then do so immediately.

What do you hear during a hurricane?

Wind blowing over the ocean generates waves. When these waves become large enough, they break, producing sound under water. Hurricanes have wind speeds of 74 mph (119 km/h) to 180+ mph (289+ km/h). Waves can be very large in a hurricane, generating a loud sound underwater that can be heard in the local region.

How do you stay informed during a hurricane?

Stay Safe During a Hurricane

1. Determine how best to protect yourself from high winds and flooding.
2. Take refuge in a designated storm shelter, or an interior room for high winds.
3. If trapped in a building by flooding, go to the highest level of the building.
4. Do not walk, swim, or drive through flood waters.

What are the top 10 worst hurricanes?

Here is a list recounting the 10 worst hurricanes.

• Bhola Cyclone. Bangladesh, 1970.
• Haiphong Typhoon. Vietnam, 1881.
• Typhoon Nina. China and Taiwan, 1975.
• The Great Hurricane. Barbados, 1780.
• Galveston Hurricane. Galveston, TX, 1900.
• Hurricane Katrina. Gulf Coast U.S., New Orleans, 2005.
• Labor Day Hurricane.
• Hurricane Ike.