In case of hurricane, tornado, or flood.

[Woodznutz]

What is the first thing victims should do if they are able? Serious question.

 

[1srelluc]

I bit of pre-planning when siting/building your home helps a lot. I chose a site with fall-off on all sides so no flooding worries for me.

I also built a secure "safe room" (doubles as my gun room) made of cinderblock with a reenforced ceiling.

 

[Woodznutz]

I bit of pre-planning when siting/building your home helps a lot. I chose a site with fall-off on all sides so no flooding worries for me.

I also built a secure "safe room" (doubles as my gun room) made of cinderblock with a reenforced ceiling.

You apparently won't qualify as a victim.

 

[The Duke]

What is the first thing victims should do if they are able? Serious question.

Underground shelter with water, food, and air, not in a flood zone.
If I lived in the midwest, I would build the whole house subterrainean

 

[progressive hunter]

What is the first thing victims should do if they are able? Serious question.

by the time youre a victim its to late,,
all you can do then is seek help and offer help where you can,,.

other than flood you should have already built a shelter and had a back up supply of food, water and other essentials,,

if its a flood you should have boat waiting,,

 

[strollingbones]

first thing we did was check on our neighbors...then the community...then we realized all the things we needed..generators, gas cans, camper cooking stove...it took a few days to gather but gather we did...we are up without a major cut out close to the house..site planning is important..being prepared has a large definaition and you don't know how you will react till it hits..

 

[1srelluc]

You apparently won't qualify as a victim.

Refusing to become a victim as best you can is the mark of a man....Taking care of you and yours is Job #1. All else after.

I can't say it was "pre-planned", but I also have a decent no-frills "bug-out" location.....Not that I'd have to worry about it much in my AO but it's good to know my hunting/fishing property would serve if need be.

 

[Woodznutz]

What I was angling for was making sure the roads are open and passable so help and supplies can get in and those who need medical care can get out.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Don’t live where those things happen.

 

[d0gbreath]

I bit of pre-planning when siting/building your home helps a lot. I chose a site with fall-off on all sides so no flooding worries for me.

I also built a secure "safe room" (doubles as my gun room) made of cinderblock with a reenforced ceiling.

You're probably safe in Virginia, but a tornado would completely destroy your safe room in under a minute.

 

[1srelluc]

You're probably safe in Virginia, but a tornado would completely destroy your safe room in under a minute.

Since the biggest ones that ever happen in my AO (and damn rare at that) are F1s.....I doubt it.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

What is the first thing victims should do if they are able? Serious question.

Before the storm or after?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Woodznutz]

Before the storm or after?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

After.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

^^^ The first thing to do after surviving such a horror is thank the Lord that you are still here.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[whitehall]

Analyze the threat. Most weather related information is geared against law suits if they are wrong so they broadcast the worst possible scenario and it's so generic that it might not apply. People who live in areas that have constant tornado threats usually are prepared and people who live in coastal areas are prepared for hurricanes. The poor folks who lived in the Carolina mountains were the exception.