What To Do When Hurricane Warning Is Issued
Learn Basics Of Preparing For Storm
- If you live in a mobile home, check the tie-downs and leave immediately.
- Prepare for high winds by anchoring securely or bringing indoors anything that might blow away or be torn loose: Garbage cans, garden tools, signs, lawn furniture, awnings and toys. Loose objects can be deadly in hurricane winds.
- Board-up or shutter large windows. When you board-up, use good lumber securely fastened. Makeshift boarding may do more damage than good. Have strong bracing for outside doors.
- Boats on trailers: Fill with water, secure to trailer and use tiedowns to anchor trailer to ground or house.
- Get away from low-lying beaches or other locations which may be swept by high tides or storm waves. If passage to high ground is over a road likely to be under water, leave early. Don't run the risk of being marooned. On the coast, damage is from water, lots of it, and storm conditions may continue for many hours.
- Add extra chlorine to swimming pool to prevent contamination, and lower the pool's water level to allow for increased rainfall.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The views expressed are not those of JustNews.com, WPLG or its affiliated companies. This is a community moderated forum. (Please note the 'Like' and 'Report' tabs.) By posting your comments you agree to accept our Terms of Use.
blog comments powered by Disqus
Someone fired shots from a BB gun on the University of Miami on Friday afternoon, according to a memo from the university to students.
A 13-year-old boy accused of plotting to kill his friend's mother agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in a Miami courtroom Friday morning.
Police say they are not ruling out road rage as a possible motive in a shooting that left two men dead and closed several streets in downtown Miami Friday morning.
A group of investors claiming they were scammed by lawyer Scott Rothstein have filed a $100 million lawsuit claiming he orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme.
Investors say they lost everything in an alleged Ponzi scheme, while the woman who allegedly scammed them is living large on their invested money.
Watch as the owner of a business being investigated on Ponzi scheme allegations walks and the rides away from Local 10's Jeff Weinsier.
Raw Video: On Tuesday, Miami-Dade Schools Police told WPLG-TV's Jeff Weinsier he was trespassing and that he needed to leave.
Friends and family will say their final goodbyes Friday to one of three teens who died when their car flipped into a Coral Springs canal last weekend. 
Members of South Florida's Caribbean community say they were promised big returns when they invested their money, but all they got were broken promises.
Parents and students are expressing their frustration over a proposal to bus students from an overcrowded school in Cooper City to others that are farther away.
Take a look onboard the world's largest cruise ship, which is home-ported at Port Everglades.
Friday morning looks a little gloomy -- will it stay that way this weekend?
Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the most overpaid Hollywood stars. Topping the list? Will Ferrell.
Thirty Victoria's Secret supermodels take over New York's Times Square this week.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
