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Stay tuned to
your local radio and television station for emergency
broadcasts. If ordered to evacuate, you must do so
immediately.
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Take your
disaster supplies kit with you.
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Take important
papers with you, including your driver's license, special
medical information, insurance policies (agent's name and
number) and property inventories.
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Let friends
and relatives know where you are going. Make sure your
neighbors have a safe ride.
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Turn off
electricity, water and gas.
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Lock windows
and doors.
Friends or
relatives
If
you've made plans to stay with a relative or friend, make sure
your destination is not within a zone that has been ordered to
evacuate. Take enough supplies for your family.
Leaving coastal
areas
If
you're leaving the area, remember to take the supplies you will
need. Move inland away from the storm surge and inland flooding,
but it is not recommended that residents try to leave the region.
Roads will be heavily congested and you run the risk of being
caught on the highway without a safe refuge.
Hotel or motel
If
you plan to go to a hotel or motel, you will need to check for
availability and make your reservation well in advance. You will
be competing with thousands of other families in the Tampa Bay
area and adjacent areas, in addition to the visitors already
there. Again, make sure your destination is not in an evacuation
zone.
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