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Severe Weather Preparedness
Turn watches, warnings, forecasts, and local orders into clear household actions for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfire smoke, earthquakes, winter storms, heat, and cold.
First actions
If this is happening now.
Slow down enough to identify the hazard, then protect life before property.
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Open the full official alert and confirm the affected location, severity, timing, and protective action.
- 02
Move to the safest place or leave early according to the hazard and local instructions.
- 03
Account for household members and keep at least two ways to receive updates.
- 04
Do not drive through floodwater or around road barriers, and do not delay a mandatory evacuation.
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Hazard Playbook Collection
Printable hurricane, earthquake, wildfire, flood, winter-storm, blackout, water, and vehicle field editions are available individually or in the Complete Library.
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Primary public-safety sources
Verify conditions at the source.
FlintReady organizes decisions. Government and local emergency authorities issue the alerts, orders, and condition-specific instructions.