If a storm is headed your way, it’s wise to think about how to protect your home or business from damage. Whether you live in hurricane territory or Tornado Alley, near a river or on a fault line, weather emergencies can strike anywhere, anytime. Learn how to prepare for severe weather with Glass Doctor, including board-up tips and how to recover after the disaster passes.
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Severe Weather Safety Tips
Being proactive is key to fully preparing for severe weather. Consider these severe weather safety tips.
1. Know What Hazardous Weather Is Heading Your Way
One of the most effective ways to stay aware of dangerous weather is to listen to NOAA weather radio or check the NOAA website. This radio channel broadcasts continuous weather information from the nearest National Weather Service office, providing you with local, real-time weather updates and emergency alerts. Make sure you put batteries in your radio to continue hearing alerts if a power outage occurs.
2. Make an Emergency Plan
Discuss an emergency meeting place with your family just in case disaster strikes. Keep emergency contact information in a safe place like your wallet or saved on your phone. Make sure your business has an evacuation route and other safety protocols in place.
3. Board Up Your Windows
While emergency board-up services are often used to protect your home or business after it’s been hit by a storm, you can also use board-up services when preparing for severe weather. For instance, if a hurricane or tornado is coming, you can board up your windows from the outside to protect the glass from flying debris.
Benefits of Emergency Board-Up Services
Emergency board-up services typically entail covering damaged windows with plywood so your home or business isn’t left exposed, giving you time to get the windows properly replaced. The service provides several benefits:
Prevents Additional Damage
A windstorm, tornado or hurricane can easily break windows, leaving the interior vulnerable to further storm damage. For example, if it rains heavily the day after a big storm, this water could enter your home or business and do more damage. Boarded-up windows prevent this.
Keeps Vandals and Thieves Out
Gaping holes in windows are inviting to possible vandals or thieves after natural disasters. Keep your home safe and protected by boarding them up to prevent anyone but you and your family from getting into your home.
Maintains Insurance Coverage
Many home insurance policies require you to search through multiple board-up services following a natural disaster. You increase your eligibility for coverage if you can prove that the damage your home sustained occurred during the storm, not in the days following, because your broken windows were boarded up and protected against additional damage.
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