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A Hurricane Overview
A hurricane is a powerful tropical storm that measures several hundred miles in diameter. Hurricanes have two main parts. The ... |
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A Winter Storm Overview
When cold temperatures and dangerous winter conditions occur, it’s important to be prepared. Understanding the weather terms ... |
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Assembling Your Disaster Kit
When assembling a disaster kit in preparation for storms or emergencies, it is important to consider all eventualities. Make ... |
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Benefits and Installation of Impact-Resistant Windows
In a hurricane, a house becomes a pressure cooker if its outer envelope is pierced by high winds and wind-driven debris. When ... |
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Building a Safe Room
A safe room, or storm shelter, provides the highest degree of protection for you and your family from the dangerous forces of ... |
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Determine Your Flood Risk
The odds may seem like a million to one you'll ever experience serious flooding. But it happens more than you'd think. In ... |
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Disaster Safety for People with Disabilities
If you have a disability or special need, you may have to take additional steps to protect yourself in an emergency. If you ... |
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Emergency Backup Generators
Power outages are inconvenient and can be dangerous. With the right emergency power system time, without power is brief and ... |
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Emergency Board-Up
The following basic recommendations can be used in extreme emergencies to add temporary plywood shutters to doors and windows. |
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Flood Damage Cleanup
When you are preparing to clean after a flood, start with safety. Here are tips to ridding your home of moisture safely. |
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Flood Insurance Facts
Flooding causes more than 90 percent of all disaster-related property damage in the United States but most homeowner policies ... |
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How to Purchase Flood Insurance
Flooding causes more than 90 percent of all disaster-related property damage in the United States but most homeowner policies ... |
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Impact-Resistant Windows
As many hurricane veterans will attest, you can protect your home from high winds, rain, and the destructive force of ... |
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Interactive Shutter Tool
Homeowners can select from either the easy link or comprehensive tool to get an approximate cost. Please note that all costs ... |
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Making a Sand-Bag Barrier
Sandbags can be useful in redirecting storm water and debris flows away from your home. But be sure that the sandbags are ... |
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Mobile and Manufactured Homes
Manufactured homeowners can be vulnerable to the threats of high winds from severe storms, tornadoes or a hurricane. Use the ... |
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NOAA Weather Radio
Quickly changing weather demands careful attention. Keep your family safe by staying tuned to NOAA weather radio—it provides ... |
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Prepare for a Power Outage
Whether a power outage in your home is caused by grid failure or severe weather, you can take the following steps to prepare ... |
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Preventing Blackouts
In the event of a storm, power companies are strained to reestablish power and maintain delivery to those who need it most. It ... |
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Protecting Your Doors and Windows
Protecting the home's openings from winds and wind blown objects is the single most important step a homeowner can take in ... |
