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Bryan, Texas 77801
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Emergency Instructions
** Watch for thunderstorm development.
** Keep tuned to your local radio and TV
and NOAA weather radio stations for
weather bulletins.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...
...Means flooding is imminent or is occuring
in the designated area.
Emergency Instructions
** Stay away from flood prone areas.
** If in car, watch for flooding at bridges,
underpasses, and dips in the road. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH THESE AREAS.
** Be especially careful at night. It is
difficult to tell if water on the road is
one inch or six feet deep.
** If your car stalls, get out and climb to
high ground immediately.
** Keep your radio tuned to your local
stations. Follow instructions of your
local authorities.
THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES
(Credit NOAA)
** When a thunderstorm threatens, get
inside a home or large building, or
inside an all -metal vehicle.
** Inside a home, avoid using the telephone,
except for emergencies.
** If outside, with no time to reach a safe
building or an automobile, follow these
rules:
+ Get out of and away from open water.
+ Get away from tractors and other metal
farm equipment.
+ Get off of and away from motorcycles,
scooters, golf carts and bicycles. Put
down golf clubs.
+ Stay away from wire fences, clotheslines,
metal pipes, rails and other metallic
paths which could carry lightning to you
from some distance away.
+ Avoid standing in small isolated sheds or
other small structures in open areas.
+ In a forest, seek shelter in a low area
under thick growth of small trees. In
open areas, go to a low place such as a
ravine or valley. Be alert for flash
floods. �.
+ If you are hopelessly isolated in a
level field or prairie and you feel your
hair stand on end (indicating lightning
is about to strike) drop to your knees
and bend forward putting your hands on
your knees. DO NOT LIE FLAT ON THE
GROUND.
FIRST AID
Many people apparently "killed" by lightning
can be revived if quick action is taken. When
a group is affected, the apparently dead
should be treated first; those unconscious but
breathing will probably recover spontaneously.
First aid should be rendered to those not
breathing within four to six minutes or less to
prevent irrevocable damage to the brain.
Mouth -to -mouth resuscitation should be admini-
stered once every five seconds to adults and
once every three seconds to infants and small
children.
If the victim is not breathing and has no
pulse, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is
necessary. This is a combination of mouth -to-
mouth resuscitation and external cardiac
compression. It should be administered by
persons with proper training.
Medical attention also should be given to
victims who appear only temporarily stunned or
otherwise unhurt, since there may be hidden
effects.