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2024 HURRICANE SEASON NEWS AND UPDATES

Posted by Janet Liebsch - June 01, 2024 6:18 PM

Hurricane season officially kicks off June 1 and runs thru Nov 30. NOAA National Weather Service forecasters are predicting above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin for 2024 with a ra... Read More

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Change Batteries and Clocks + Rotate Preparedness Stocks

Posted by Janet Liebsch - March 09, 2023 10:25 AM

This Sunday starts Daylight Savings Time meaning most people will lose an hour when they “spring forward”. (And hopefully it's the last time -- but we'll see.) While you are changing your c... Read More

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Volcanic eruption safety tips and resources

Posted by Janet Liebsch - November 28, 2022 9:26 AM

A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock (like a huge pool of melted rocks) below the earth’s surface. Unlike mountains, which are pushed up from the earth’s crust... Read More

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Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 1-7, 2022

Posted by Janet Liebsch - April 29, 2022 3:57 PM

Every year the NWS' Hurricane Preparedness Week helps families get prepared and be ready for hurricane season. The Pacific hurricane season starts May 15, and the Atlantic season (for now) starts... Read More

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Tornadoes 101 (Tornado Basics, Video and Safety Info)

Posted by Janet Liebsch - March 20, 2022 5:25 PM

Most of us have seen a tornado on the news and the Internet, but a vast majority of people have never personally witnessed the power and destruction of a twister. The U.S. averages about 1,200 tornad... Read More

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Nuclear power plant emergency (dealing with radiation exposure)

Posted by Janet Liebsch - February 26, 2022 10:44 AM

Even though nuclear power plants are monitored and regulated, accidents are possible and do happen. An accident could result in dangerous levels of radiation that could affect the public so learn what... Read More