Hurricane Season
Its not just a phase!
What Is With This Weather?
Being in the Know is the Only Way to Go!
100
Fill in the blanks:
Run from_____ and hide from_____.
What is “Run from water and hide from wind.”?
100
This phase of the emergency management cycle describes actions to be ready and able to handle an emergency when it occurs.
What is Preparedness
100
Where is our local National Weather Service Office?
What is Wakefield, VA?
100
When is the best time to sign up for Currituck Alert to ensure you receive emergency notifications.
What is BEFORE an emergency or disaster occurs.
200
This scale was developed in 1971 by civil engineer, Herbert Saffir and meteorologist, Robert Simpson, to measure the wind scale of a hurricane.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale?
200
This phase of the emergency management cycle involves taking steps to reduce or eliminate the risk of future disasters.
What is Mitigation
200
What is the difference between a weather WATCH and a weather WARNING
Weather Watch = might happen
Weather Warning = going to happen
200
When a local emergency is happening, this person or entity can trigger a Currituck Alert message.
What is Currituck County Manager, Currituck County Emergency Management, and Currituck County Water Department.
300
Currituck County does NOT open _____ shelters.
What is pre-storm.
300
This phase of the emergency management cycle deploys emergency resources and provides immediate assistance to people affected by a disaster.
What is Response?
300
What is the most common weather disaster in the United States?
What is Flooding?
300
What are short emergency messages from authorized federal, state, local, tribal and territorial public alerting authorities that can be broadcast from cell towers to alert enabled mobile devices in a locally targeted area?
What is WEA, Wireless Emergency Alerts?
400
This term is used to describe abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm.
What is Storm Surge?
400
This phase of the emergency management cycle is after a disaster when the focus is returning the community to normal.
What is Recovery?
400
When is the Atlantic Hurricane Season?
June 1st to November 30th
400
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are sent to specific mobile phones using something called geo _____ so that only those in affected areas are notified.
What is fencing
500
When calling for an evacuation, timing is everything. Evacuees should be in a safe place before the onset of this kind of wind.
What is Tropical Storm Force Winds?
500
Where can I find Currituck County's Hazard Mitigation Plan?
What is on the County Website!
500
This type of storm system is named after the winds is produces.
What is Nor’easter
500
Following this Facebook page will ensure a trustworthy source of preparedness tips and disaster information
What is the Currituck County Emergency Management page?