Make a home severe weather plan with your family
Thunderstorms, hail, high wind and tornadoes can strike with little advance warning, experts advice families to make preparations in advance to keep everyone safe at home.
Families should know the safest place to go in a house and practice taking cover there at least once a year. The safest spot is usually a low-lying room with no windows.
It's good to have such protective coverings in that safe place as a mattress, sofa cushions and heavy blankets to provide protection for your head. Also make sure shoes are on or within reach so that no one has to walk through a debris-filled room in bare feet.
Experts advise having flashlights, a portable radio and drinking water handy. Pets should have identification tags or microchips.
Important papers, including information, should be kept in a safe, water-tight container. It's a good idea to have duplicates at a different location.
Experts said a storm watch usually gives people enough advance warning to review their storm plans and make sure they're ready.
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