There's some key information you need to know if you want to keep yourself and your family safe when severe weather strikes.
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00:00Well, we had issued a severe weather
00:02risk not just for today, tomorrow,
00:04Wednesday and Thursday.
00:05Now some of these are a some risk,
00:07but there is a level of severe weather
00:10expected throughout most of the week,
00:12so it's important to be prepared.
00:13One of the things that you should do
00:16is know where you will be on the day
00:18that we have this area of severe
00:20weather expected now we have risk
00:22maps that we've been showing on it.
00:24The network,
00:25but if you want to really zero in on OK,
00:28where am I on this map?
00:29On the mobile app we have a web
00:31stories of the latest forecast
00:33information and then also.
00:34Pictures of those maps you can zoom in.
00:36You can really zero in on where you are,
00:38but also if you put into the
00:40website or the app your location,
00:41you'll get a lot more detailed
00:43information about what to expect
00:44with the forecast in your area.
00:46Specifically now it's also
00:47important to make a plan.
00:48Kind of treat this like a checklist, right?
00:50Alright, I know where I'm going to be.
00:52Do I have my plan?
00:53Do I know where my tornado safe location is?
00:55Do I have an emergency kit ready?
00:57Some of these things that it's
00:59going to do kind of now at the
01:00beginning of the severe weather season.
01:02So you're prepared for,
01:03you know, months to come now.
01:04It's also important to be able to be flexible.
01:07Can you adjust on the fly when you know?
01:09Things change.
01:09Maybe you are leaving your house a
01:11little bit later than you thought,
01:13leaving a destination to get home
01:15a little bit later than you thought.
01:16Things like that that could impact
01:18that plan that you already have set.
01:20Now I mentioned the tornado safe location.
01:21Here's an easy way to remember where to go.
01:24If there is a tornado warning,
01:25remember to duck.
01:26You want to go down to the lowest level.
01:28If that's a basement, great.
01:29If it's not the lowest level of your home,
01:31an interior room with no exterior
01:33windows or doors you want to be
01:34under something sturdy to protect yourself.
01:36Cover your head if you have a helmet.
01:38That's great.
01:38I know maybe it sounds a little silly,
01:40but it really can make a difference if
01:42you're hit by some of this severe weather.
01:44And make sure you stay in that shelter.
01:47Until the storm is passed until the
01:50tornado warning has been lifted.