Tomorrow is the last day of Severe Weather Preparedness Week, but that doesn’t mean that we should put severe weather planning and education on the back burner because the really scary thing about severe weather is that it is unpredictable. The only thing we can control about severe weather is our level of education and […]
If a tornado strikes, where will you take shelter? Sheltering In Place During a Tornado In a severe storm or tornado, the safest place to be is inside a building. “Sheltering in place” means to make a shelter out of the place you are in, protecting yourself until help arrives. Usually, you will know if […]
Meteorologists are getting much more accurate at predicting when conditions are right for violent storms and tornadoes. But, what do you do if your area is under a warning or a watch? The answers are not as simple as you might think. Tornado Watch If your area is under a tornado WATCH, this means that […]
Families and professionals have different challenges in supporting children after disasters depending on many factors. First, of course, is the degree of impact. Children who were injured or lost their homes obviously have very different needs from those who had no direct effects but who saw damage in their communities or on TV, or who […]
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