Prepare Now for Future Severe Weather

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 3, 2014

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Jennifer Mattingly
Office of Emergency Preparedness

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This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia.

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This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia. Take time this week to prepare yourself for weather events that can affect campus and you.

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This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia. Take time this week to prepare yourself for weather events that can affect campus and you. Here are a few things you can do:

  • Monitor weather conditions when the possibility of threatening storms are in the area. For more information about impending severe weather, follow Emergency Preparedness on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/GTEmergency) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/GTPDalerts).
  • Know where you will shelter during a tornado warning. Seek shelter indoors, away from windows on the lowest level possible, preferably a basement. 
  • Make sure you are signed up to receive emergency alerts through the Georgia Tech Emergency Notification System (GTENS).  You can register you cell phone number through Passport.

Also, the Georgia Tech Police Department Office of Emergency Preparedness now has an app. Download the In Case of Crisis app to your smart phone or tablet to have emergency plans, procedures, guidance, and tips at your fingertips. You can download the app for your Android or iPhone:

 

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  • Created By: Jennifer Mattingly
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  • Created On: Feb 3, 2014 - 7:17am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:15pm