{"id":81,"date":"2016-01-27T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:47:42","slug":"severe-weather-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/severe-weather-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe Weather Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-81\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-81-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-81-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-81-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>Prepare For Severe Weather<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/about\/news-multimedia\/mobile-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\">FEMA app<\/a>\u00a0to receive alerts and use a NOAA\u00a0<span class=\"markhrzppifnu\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">weather<\/span> radio to stay informed.<\/li>\n<li>Have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/prepare\/emergency-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emergency kit<\/a> prepared with supplies. Include things such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Alternate fuel source for heating your home,<\/li>\n<li>Flashlights and batteries<\/li>\n<li>Blankets<\/li>\n<li>Food that needs no cooking or refrigeration (for pets too!)<\/li>\n<li>3-day supply of water<\/li>\n<li>Prescription medicines<\/li>\n<li>Battery operated radio<\/li>\n<li>Flashlights<\/li>\n<li>Cell phone chargers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Prepare your car with emergency supplies.<\/li>\n<li>Check batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide monitors.<\/li>\n<li>Update important documents such as insurance information and home inventory.\n<ul>\n<li>Store them in your emergency kit or a waterproof container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-81-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"display: inline !important;\">Information + Resources<\/h2>\n<p><strong>VDH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/toolkits\/severe-weather-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Severe Weather Communication Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/boil-water-information-for-consumers\/\">Boil Water Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">Emergency Preparedness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>VDEM (Virginia Department of Emergency Management)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/prepare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Preparedness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/power-outages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Outages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/winter-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter Weather Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/extreme-heat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extreme Heat Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/severe-weather-preparedness\/tornado-safety\/\">Tornado Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/floods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/severe-weather-preparedness\/flood-water-safety\/\">Flood Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/threats\/lightning-and-thunderstorms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/severe-weather-preparedness\/thunderstorm-and-lightning-safety\/\">Thunderstorm and Lightning Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepare For Severe Weather Download the\u00a0FEMA app\u00a0to receive alerts and use a NOAA\u00a0weather radio to stay informed. 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Include things such as: Alternate fuel source for heating your home, Flashlights and batteries Blankets Food that needs no cooking or refrigeration (for pets too!) 3-day supply of water Prescription medicines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":444,"featured_media":1022,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Severe Weather Preparedness - Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/severe-weather-preparedness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Severe Weather Preparedness - Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prepare For Severe Weather Download the\u00a0FEMA app\u00a0to receive alerts and use a NOAA\u00a0weather radio to stay informed. 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