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Severe Weather Facts and Tips

As the weather starts to warm up in Ohio, this is the time of year when severe weather starts to appear.   Wyoming residents are encouraged to learn more about the risks associated with severe weather and familiarize themselves with the information necessary to help protect themselves and their property in the event of severe weather.
 
As part of its emergency preparedness and management responsibilities for the City, Wyoming Chief of Police Gary J. Baldauf urges Wyoming residents to start preparing for spring and summer storm season. This time of year brings the potential for severe weather and tornados that are known to cause injury and property damage.  To help prepare Wyoming residents for severe weather, the City of Wyoming offers these facts and tips:

• Become familiar with various severe weather alerts.
• Create a emergency kit for home and car that includes such items as a first aid kit, flashlight, portable radio and extra batteries.
• Monitor NOAA Weather radio and local radio, television and cable stations for current weather conditions.
• Keep an eye on the sky for threatening weather.

To increase awareness of severe weather events and promote storm safety, the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency conducts special tests of its outdoor early warning sirens on the first Wednesday of each month at noon.  For more information on the tones and their meanings visit http://www.hamiltoncountyohioema.org/sirens.cfm.

The City of Wyoming, along with the National Weather Service, stress the continued importance of education and preparation for severe weather.  “Preparing ahead of time for the arrival of the severe weather season will go a long way to help to keep your families safe and reduce the potential for property damage.” commented Chief Baldauf.

Learning the warning signals and assembling an emergency supply kit are two simple things every resident can do to prepare themselves and their families for severe weather. For information on how to create a family emergency plan and supply kit, visit www.ready.gov.

Please contact the Wyoming Police Department at 821-0141 for additional resource information.