Get Prepared for Hurricane Season Now

If you live in coastal areas at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages you to begin preparing yourself for hurricane season. Hurricane season begins each year on June 1.

Please follow the important preparedness tips CDC provides in Key Facts About Hurricane Readiness. These tips include

• Preparing for a Hurricane

• Emergency Supplies You Will Need

• Preparing to Evacuate

• If You are Ordered to Evacuate

• If You are Ordered NOT to Evacuate

• Protecting Pets

After you have read these tips, please review the other resources available on the CDC Hurricanes Web site.

CDC strongly recommends that you print all important resources before a hurricane strikes. Power outages during and after a hurricane can prevent you from accessing information online when you most need it. Preparing now can help keep you and your family safe.

More information about Hurricane Preparedness can be found on the Hurricane Preparedness Week Web site provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).