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Darke
County Homeland Security...
Spring
Severe Weather Awareness Week
March 21,
2012
To raise
public awareness of the hazardous side of spring weather, Darke County
Commissioner’s proclaim March 25 – 31, 2012 Spring Severe Weather
Awareness
Week.
This
proclamation is co-sponsered by The Darke County Office of Homeland
Security
& Emergency Management and the Darke County Chapter of the
American Red
Cross.
Citizens
are urged to participation in a statewide tornado drill scheduled for
Wednesday, March 28th at 9:50 am.
“Following
the one of the most active and deadly years in weather history and this
year’s
events in Ohio and Indiana having safety plans in place prior to any
severe
weather event are a must,” said Darke County Emergency Management
Interim
Director Mindy Saylor.
When severe
weather is likely, people should listen to local radio, television, a
weather
channel or a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
radio for
information. If a
tornado watch is
issued, the conditions are favorable and a tornado is possible. However, if a warning is
issued, a tornado
has actually been spotted or appeared on radar.
This is the time when people should go
to a safe shelter immediately.
Darke
County Emergency Management recommends the safest place during a
tornado is
underground in a basement. If
there is
no basement, people who are at home should go to the lowest floor of
the house
and to an interior room such as a bathroom, pantry or closet. Office
workers
should take shelter under something sturdy like a desk or a table to
protect
from flying debris or a collapsed roof.
Everyone
should stay away from windows.
Mobile home
residents are especially vulnerable to damage from high winds and
should go to
a prearranged shelter when severe weather is predicted.
Preparation for any type of severe weather
also means having a family disaster plan and an emergency supply kit
assembled
and in a location that is easy to access during an emergency. More information on
tornadoes and overall
emergency preparedness is available at www.darkecountyema.org and
www.Ready.gov.
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