What to do before a stormThere are many ways you can prepare your home and family prior to a storm.
- Sign up for alerts on storm tracking
- Prepare your home
- Clear your yard of furniture and potential projectiles
- Board up windows or put up shutters
- Be ready to turn off power in case of a flood
- Fill containers with clean water for drinking
- Place important documents or valuables in watertight containers
- Gas up vehicles and be ready if you need to evacuate
- Identify a safe spot for potential tornado activity
- inside room without windows on the lowest floor (bathroom, closet, center hallway)
- Build/replenish your kit
- Make an evacuation plan
- Make sure to include pets in your plan!
- Prepare to execute your evacuation plan if needed, during the storm emergency personnel may not be able to help!
There are many ways you can prepare your home and family prior to a storm.
- Sign up for alerts on storm tracking
- Prepare your home
- Clear your yard of furniture and potential projectiles
- Board up windows or put up shutters
- Be ready to turn off power in case of a flood
- Fill containers with clean water for drinking
- Place important documents or valuables in watertight containers
- Gas up vehicles and be ready if you need to evacuate
- Identify a safe spot for potential tornado activity
- inside room without windows on the lowest floor (bathroom, closet, center hallway)
- Build/replenish your kit
- Make an evacuation plan
- Make sure to include pets in your plan!
- Prepare to execute your evacuation plan if needed, during the storm emergency personnel may not be able to help!
What to do during a stormMake sure you know what to do during a storm to stay safe.
- Stay indoors
- Stay tuned to the news or other alert outlets on storm tracking
- Be prepared for tornadoes during a hurricane
- Turn off power if flood waters rise
- Do not drive or swim through flooded waters. Turn around don't drown!
- If needed call 911 for help
- Keep in mind that depending on the storm and flood waters emergency personnel may suspend emergency operations until it is safe.
- Keep calm and wait for the storm to pass!
Make sure you know what to do during a storm to stay safe.
- Stay indoors
- Stay tuned to the news or other alert outlets on storm tracking
- Be prepared for tornadoes during a hurricane
- Turn off power if flood waters rise
- Do not drive or swim through flooded waters. Turn around don't drown!
- If needed call 911 for help
- Keep in mind that depending on the storm and flood waters emergency personnel may suspend emergency operations until it is safe.
- Keep calm and wait for the storm to pass!
What to do after a stormMake sure you know what to do after a storm to stay safe.
- Listen to local officials for information
- If you evacuated make sure it is safe to come back from local officials
- When assessing damage be carful of down powerlines
- If there is still flooding turn around
- Do not touch electrical equipment if still wet
- Reporting Damage: it is important to do the following before clean up
- Take pictures of water lines on the house
- Take pictures of any damage, more pictures the better
- Document estimated cost of damage
- Send information to Pinellas County (the Madeira Beach Community Development team can also help get information to the County)
- Contact your insurance company for further information on your policy and what information they need
- Debris Clean Up
- Public Works will work hard to collect debris on the curb
- Debris pick up will start with major roads and continue into neighborhoods
- Garbage pick up might not be on a regular schedule as the dumping of debris takes a bit longer post storm
- Dispose of sandbags properly
- Properly apply for permits for restoration (contact the Building or Community Development Departments for specific information)
Make sure you know what to do after a storm to stay safe.
- Listen to local officials for information
- If you evacuated make sure it is safe to come back from local officials
- When assessing damage be carful of down powerlines
- If there is still flooding turn around
- Do not touch electrical equipment if still wet
- Reporting Damage: it is important to do the following before clean up
- Take pictures of water lines on the house
- Take pictures of any damage, more pictures the better
- Document estimated cost of damage
- Send information to Pinellas County (the Madeira Beach Community Development team can also help get information to the County)
- Contact your insurance company for further information on your policy and what information they need
- Debris Clean Up
- Public Works will work hard to collect debris on the curb
- Debris pick up will start with major roads and continue into neighborhoods
- Garbage pick up might not be on a regular schedule as the dumping of debris takes a bit longer post storm
- Dispose of sandbags properly
- Public Works will work hard to collect debris on the curb
- Properly apply for permits for restoration (contact the Building or Community Development Departments for specific information)