Severe weather preparedness week starts
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Kosciusko County releases new haunted digital passports
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Quiet weather rounds out the week, feeling unseasonably warm...
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Solar restrictions bill passes unanimously by county council
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2:31
Notre Dame looks to revenge 2022 loss at home vs Stanford
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Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch visits South Bend as a part...
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Drewry’s Brewery site Phase two underway
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Voters in St. Joe County react to day one of early in-person...
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Highs stuck near 70 through Thursday
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Warmer than average highs this week, but chilly nights ahead
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Mother of drowning victim calls out mayor at South Haven city...
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Mother of drowning victim speaks out on lifeguard controversy...
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Marcus Freeman sticking with Riley Leonard in the run game
Now that we're moving through month of March, our focus has to switch from winter weather thinking to severe weather thinking. And actually, severe weather and flood preparedness week is this week in Indiana so now is the perfect to get that action plan in place well before the strong to severe storms roll through.
If you don't already know, when a tornado warning is issued be sure to get you and anyone else in your household onto the lowest level of your home and put as many walls in between yourself and the outside as you can. It's even important to take some precaution when a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, and it's best to get outdoors and wait for the storm to pass.
Whatever the case may be, it's important to take the time now and in the next couple of months to get your action plan together and share that with everyone else in your household. Be sure to practice it as much as possible so that there is no confusion when the warnings are issued. Also, be sure to have a disaster kit you can bring with you to your safe spot in case severe weather does strike your home.
Some basic items that all disaster kits need are:
- Non-perishable food
- Plenty of water (It's recommended to have a gallon per person per day, just in case)
- Flashlights and extra batteries
- First aid kit
- NOAA weather radio or the ABC 57 First Warning Neighborhood Weather App