Severe Weather Preparedness Week

2/24/2020 (Permalink)

According to the National Weather Service, North Carolina’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week is March 1-7, 2020. It is the time to increase your awareness of the type of severe weather protentional in your area as well as prepare for these events. The most common type of spring severe weather in our area is tornadoes. The peak month for Tornadoes to hit our regions in April. To help better prepare for spring severe weather season The American Red Cross has a list of safety tips:

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  Know the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means severe weather is possible. A warning means severe weather is happening now or will be very soon.
• Identify a safe place in your home or business is severe weather occurs. If a basement is not available, the centermost room without windows is advisable.
• Have an emergency radio available
  If outside and no structure is present lay in a ditch or the lowest space available while covering your head.
• If stuck inside a vehicle, stay inside leave the engine running and windows up. Cover your head with your hands while staying below the windows.
• Have an emergency plan for your home and business.

SERVPRO of Lexington/Thomasville offers a free Emergency Response Plan designed to help you recover quicker after a natural or manmade disaster. The ERP securely stores important information such as insurance policy numbers, emergency contacts, and more.

If the worse should happen and severe weather does strike our region SERVPRO of Lexington/Thomasville offers 24-hour emergency catastrophic storm response. We are always here to help so, give us a call at 336-224-2565 to learn more.