Weather-Ready Nation
National Program
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The time to prepare for a hurricane is before the season begins, when you have the time and are not under pressure. If you wait until a hurricane is on your doorstep, the odds are that you will be under duress and will make the wrong decisions. Take the time now to write down your hurricane plan. Know who issues evacuation orders for your area, determine locations on where you will ride out the storm, and start to get your supplies now. Being prepared before a hurricane threatens makes you resilient to the hurricane impacts of wind and water. It will mean the difference between being a hurricane victim or a hurricane survivor.
                US Dept of Commerce
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                National Weather Service
                Weather-Ready Nation
                1325 East West Highway
                                Silver Spring, MD 20910
                
                
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