#tornado preparedness

[tornadoquest]

Severe Weather And Tornado Safety

In consideration of the severe weather and tornado activity that is forecast to occur Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from the great plains to the deep south and the eastern seaboard, here’s a refresher on severe weather and tornado safety. Severe Weather and Tornado Safety Links Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Lightning…Natures Most Dangerous Storms. Tornado Safety from NOAA’s Storm Prediction…

[frnwhcom]

Unleashing Fury: The 1974 Super Outbreak and its F5 Tornadoes

The Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974, stands as one of the most extraordinary severe weather events in the history of the United States. Over a span of approximately 18 hours, an unprecedented 148 tornadoes struck 13 states across the eastern United States, from Illinois to North Carolina. Among these, six were classified as F5—the highest rating on the Fujita scale, indicating incredible…

[jexastoryteller]

I’ve been wanting to take Spyder about in the backpack. He doesn’t like the outside so I’ll settle with around the house. It would be nice as a tornado bug out instead of the carry crate. Preliminary training!

[joy-haver]

Let’s talk a little bit about hurricanes!

Let’s discuss where the danger lies, individual preparedness, community preparedness, and mutual aid efforts around these storms and their aftermaths.

To start, the thing to remember about hurricanes is this: It’s not one disaster. It’s hundreds of different disasters at once.

Hurricanes have their own massive winds. They also spawn tornadoes. Hurricanes bring storm surges like tsunamis, but they also bring heavy rains, swelled rivers, broken dams. The vectors for flooding are multitudinous.

With any disaster, the danger isn’t always direct. While many people die die in the immediate storm, often the deaths continue to accumulate for months after. This is because people don’t just go on living just because the storm is over. All of us have lives that are dependent on infrastructure. Medical infrastructure, food infrastructure, social infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, electrical infrastructure. When any of these fails it can put strain on the rest. People go hungry, go lonely, their disabilities go untreated, injuries are more likely in the wreckage, they die of infection and disease and suicide because it seems so hopeless. So many become homeless, displaced, losing everything. And often there is nothing in the way of aid.

And bigotry can often exacerbate. white supremacist groups and police become vigilantes, killing those who scavenge the wreckage. Even in milder hurricanes, police violence and violence from store proprietors increases. Disabled people are often pushed out of hospitals to die at home. People are euthanized.

Hurricanes exacerbate the worst parts of the system of domination.

But they also bring out the best in communities and people who believe in caring for one another.

After every hurricane, tens of thousands of volunteers go out in their airboats to save people from the floods. People prepare food, develop water filtration. People open their homes to those who have fled, those who often have lost everything. These volunteer armies of aid workers are from all accross the south east, from many paths of life and from every conceivable part of the political spectrum. On the flat boats of the Cajun Navy, in their supply lines, you will see maga hats standing next to anarchist abolitionists, both concerned primarily with how they will get an old woman both just met her medicine. Months and years after the storm you will see flocks of children flittering like bees around stripped down homes, helping to remove what is tainted and rebuild towards home again, and they will be working aside those same people who helped in the immediate aftermath.

Even when government aid does come in, it is not the government that manages all of it. They pass off many of the resources the mutual aid organizations for distribution.

The environmental cleanup, the saving, the feeding, the rebuilding; the vast majority of the work is done by everyday people. That can include you.

So, What Do We Do?

1. Individual and household preparedness.

The biggest step is preparedness. A pound of cure is nice, but it is better served with an ounce of prevention.

Individual Preparedness begins with risk evaluation.

Ask yourself these questions;

-what is the likelihood of my home flooding? Has it flooded before? How much could it flood if it did? Do I have sand bags or flood walls to prevent minor floodwaters? Do I have roof access in high floodwaters?

-what is my evacuation plan? Do I have friends in a safer area (away from coasts, outside of a flood plane)? Do I have transportation to their? If not, how can I find other people that do?

-how long can I live without power? Do I have life saving medical equipment that needs power? If so, who do I know with a generator?

-how much water do I have stored? What vessels around my house can hold water? (Remember, you can always use less than drinkable water to flush toilets).

-how much non perishable food do I have stored? How would I cook it without electricity? How much cooking fuel do I have access to? How would I continue to cook and wash dishes if I had limited access to water?

-What would keep me going if I lost everything I own? What motivations to live and keep going could I hold onto?

-do I have home insurance? Do I have pictures of the things inside my house stored on the could or a third party location incase I need to make a claim?

-where are my important documents stored? Are they safe incase of a flood, or the house falling down?

-how acclimated am I to the heat? Have I been spending enough time outside? Will a loss of air conditioning make me unable to function? Do I have a plan to get cool if that happens?

2. Community preparedness

Of course, individual preparedness is not enough, nor is it the most efficient. Survival and rebuilding comes from communities working together. So how do we do that?

Let’s talk a bit about skills you can have, and skills you can look for in your community, that might come in handy in a hurricane or post hurricane disaster.

-airboat and pirogue navigation! This is how you save lives. Flat bottom boats you can get people into.

-food storage and preservation. Networking with folks who doing canning, save beans, store large amounts of rice, gather nuts, dehydrate greens and fruits. These folks will often provide much of the food before outside aid arrives, and after it dries up.

-outdoor cooking!

-water purification. This is huge. Clean water is the hardest thing to come by. Having water purification tablets and devices, or knowing how to make your own, can save hundreds of peoples lives.

-cautious eyes. Everyone needs help spotting downed power lines in these environments.

-ham radio enthusiasts. These folks can be the lifeblood of rescue operations, resource distribution, and medical assistance. This is probably the most under utilized skill in disaster response and management

-construction. This is huge. Rebuilding requires many many volunteers. The wonderful thing tho, is you can just show up and learn most of the time.

- cleaning. Mold is a huge problem post hurricane.

-first aid!!!!

-physical strength. Many frail old people need to be carried out.

-a strong sense that flood water is dangerous. This might not seem like a skill. It is. Being willing to instill this sense of fear and respect in others will save lives.

-networking. This is huuuge. Somone has to connect all the rednecks and Cajuns and gays and aid organizations and churches and restaurants and whatever else. None of this works without relationships. Knowing people, building trust ahead of time. Being the person they come to with their resources.

-grant writing. Get that government money into the community.

3. Resource evaluation

Skills to offer your community are very important, but that’s not all we have. We have access to other resources, and if we leverage those right, those too can save lives.

Community preparedness begins with resource evaluation, and needs evaluation.

Here are some resources you might have, and how you can use them.

-a safe home, high off of flood zones. You can be an evacuation destination.

-a generator. You can be the place with power that people flee to to save their medications, or to use medical equipment, or simply to keep from having a heat stroke

-a large pot and propane burner. You can be the person who cooks for masses of displaced people. Or you can let someone else use it and cook.

-flat bottom boats. You can save people, or let others use them to.

-construction equipment and supplies. You can bring these in after a disaster to help.

-access to large buildings with generators. If you are the janitor at the stadium, you can open the gates to that high ground. If you are the secretary of the church, you can unlock the doors of shelter.

-contacts with people in nearby cities who have been through this before, and have their own resources. Hurricanes are terrible, but they don’t hit the whole south at once. We can take turns saving each other

- a pool full of water people can use to flush toilets.

- storage of food.

-space others can store any items listed

-access to lots of sunscreen, insect repellents, and mosquito nets

-access to soap, detergent, toothbrushes, toothpastes, menstrual products, and deodorant. Specifically go for free and clear soaps, dial gold, and dawn. They all have different applications.

-an excess of phone chargers. Phones are lifelines. They are one of the most important things you can have.

-an excess of medicines. Rationing and saving prescriptions might save your life or others.

-first aid equipment

4. need’s assessment.

All of this is great, but to make best use of it, it’s best to know ahead of time where resources will be needed, and who might need the most help.

Begin learning this by focusing on these things.

-do you know the people who live around you? Do you know who’s old and alone, and might need to be checked on in a storm? Do you know who is disabled? Do you know who lives at the bottom of your hill by the flooding creek, and who lives at the top where it’s safest? These questions can save lives!

-do you know who might need help evacuating? If you plan to evacuate, do they know you could take them with you?

-do you know who needs access to generators for life saving equipment?

-do you know who is too poor to afford to be prepared?

-do you know who might need help putting sand bags around their home?

-do you know which mutual aid and charity organizations might need help connecting to local communities?

Thank you for reading!

Stay safe out there, and help as often as you can, while still keeping yourself stable enough to help again later. Right now many homes are flooded in Florida, power is out in Georgia, and a dam broke near Asheville.

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[25centsoda]

I am Once Again thinking about disaster preparedness

and, like, what are we doing?? D’y’all know how many tornadoes we’ve had in my area in the last month?? Way more than usual! A lot more flooding in the past 8 or so years also. What are we doing.

also shoutout to FEMA (US Federal Emergency Management Agency) for finally including considerations for disabled people on their easy-to-find infographics on disaster preparedness, I’ve been reading these articles since I was like 7 years old and it’s nice to see more than the assumption that everyone in a household is young and able-bodied. It just takes a few extra lines to say, or one more infographic to make

[joe-england]

Watch "The Roads to Disaster Preparedness" on YouTube

Hm. Good advice.

[refugedepot]

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[amherstnews]

Amherst Goodwill Accomodates Tornadoes

I strolled into the Amherst Goodwill; my mission set on finding the perfect vintage gem amidst the aisles of pre-loved treasures. As I browsed through racks of quirky sweaters and well-worn jeans, I overheard a couple of frustrated customers grumbling about the lack of a dressing area. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted something that seemed straight out of a disaster preparedness sign…

[aceaesthetic2]

Hurricane Season is upon us! As well as other natural disasters. Be prepared for power loss/clean water loss and keep your family safe!

[tornadoquest]

Tornado Quest Top Science Links For June 29 - July 6, 2024 #science #weather #climate #tornado #hurricane #drought #heatsafety

Greetings everybody! Thanks so much for stopping by. As of this post, Tropical Storm Beryl is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast as a hurricane. It was also proof positive that a major Atlantic hurricane can happen so early in the tropical cyclone season. Beryl was the earliest Category 5 in the history of the Atlantic basin. This week, I will expand our coverage of hurricane…

[frnwhcom]

Unraveling the Fury: The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 and a Century of Meteorological Advances

The Tri-State Tornado that tore through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925, stands as one of the deadliest and most extraordinary meteorological events in U.S. history. This catastrophic event not only reshaped the landscape but also catalyzed significant advancements in the field of meteorology. This article explores the impact of the Tri-State Tornado and traces the evolution of…

[tolkienreader1996]

Hey Hurricane Season just started and I wanted to remind y’all to check your generators just to make sure they’re In working order, better safe then sorry. Also make sure you have a good supply of batteries for flashlights and lanterns. I know people will be scrambling to buy canned food, first aid supplies, and other necessities and all of those things are so very important, but make sure your not going to be in the dark on top of everything else.

Please get a good supply of food, water and everything you need and stay safe, and create an evacuation plan if you have to.

I’m sorry for rambling, but I do worry for y’all. I’m praying for all y’all, stay safe.

[bubbletoezx]

TORNADO HITS ROGERS, AR

In the early morning hours of May 26th 2024 Rogers Arkansas family suddenly woke to the sound of loud sirens screaming all around them. As they all held on to each other huddled in a small bathroom the tornado made a direct hit on their home, ripping a large hole in the roof, and tossing two old oak trees onto the home with roots in tack after being plucked from the ground. We moved here in 1980 and I've never seen anything like it. They are completely traumatized and still in shock five days later. While FEMA and the Red Cross won't release funds until the President signs off so they get their federal funding. So.... what about all the generous donations they collect all year outside of the government? I think it's time for some real disaster relief...... Not charities. Don't you?

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week begins Sunday, February 25 and goes until March 2, 2024, your opportunity to learn more about severe weather preparedness. Weather permitting, a statewide #tornadodrill will be held this Wednesday morning.

[refugedepot]

Exodus 15:3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

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