Ukwazi umehluko kungasindisa impilo yakho!
Lapho iziphepho zesimo sezulu ezishisayo eSouth Florida, abezindaba basibhaqa ngokulandisa okuphawulekayo kwesiphepho ngasinye esisongela ogwini lwethu. Uzozwa izimemezelo ze-alarmist mayelana nezindwangu zamehlo nezixwayiso ezithunyelwe ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zesifunda sethu, kodwa uyaqonda ngempela umehluko?
Kuyini iSiphepho se-Watch?
I-National Weather Service ithi isiphepho sokuqapha isifunda lapho isivunguvungu samandla esiphezulu (imimoya eqhubekayo engaphezu kwamamayela angu-74 ngehora) kungenzeka kule ndawo emahoreni angu-48 alandelayo.
Ngenxa yemvelo engavumelekile yeziphepho ezishisayo, iziphepho zamehlo azikhiphi izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbili kusengaphambili.
Kuyini isixwayiso sephepho?
I-National Weather Service iphazamise izixwayiso zeziphepho lapho kuneziphepho ezinamandla- kulindeleke ukuthi zenzeke kule ndawo emahoreni angu-36 alandelayo. Lesi simo sokwanda esilukile, njengoba kubonisa ukuthi ababikezeli baqiniseka kakhulu ngokufika komhlaba kwephepho.
Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-Watch and Warning?
Konke kufinyelela ematheni kanye nesikhathi. Ababikezeli kudaba lukazwelonke lwezeMimoya sezulu balindile njengohlobo lwe "lungela" ucingo. Uma uzwa ukuthi bakhiphe isixwayiso, lokho kusho ukuthi bakholelwa ngempela ukuthi isiphepho sizoshaya isifunda futhi maduzane.
Yini Okufanele Ngiyenze Uma Kukhona I-Hurricane Watch?
Imisebenzi yakho eqondile iyoxhomeka esimweni sakho sokulungela. Uma uzwa isiphepho sibheke, yisikhathi esihle sokuhlola izinto zakho .
Qinisekisa ukuthi unokudla okwanele namanzi ezandleni ukuze kusetshenziswe isiphepho. Empeleni, kufanele uzame ukwenza lokhu ekuqaleni kwenkathi yeziphepho. Ngokushesha nje lapho kukhishwa i-watch, kuzodingeka ukuqhuma okukhulu ezindaweni nezitolo ezizothengisa ngokushesha.
Futhi, hlola ikhaya lakho nganoma yini engalimaza esiphepho.
Hlanza noma iyiphi imfucuza noma ifenisha enqenqemeni egcekeni lakho elingase libe umsizi ongenamandla futhi lonakalise ikhaya lakho. Uma uneziphephelo zesiphepho se-accordion, zivivinye futhi uqinisekise ukuthi zihamba kahle. Uma unesitayela se-aluminium esithatha isikhathi eside ukukhanda, hlola ukuqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izingxenye zibhalwe futhi zikhona.
Kufanele futhi ugijime izimbalwa ezimbalwa kuleli phuzu. Yeka ku-ATM bese uhoxisa imali eningi. Ngemuva kwesiphepho, awukwazi ukuthembela ekufinyeleleni kwinethiwekhi ye-ATM. Kungumqondo omuhle ukuthi ube ne $ 500- $ 1,000 esandleni sakho ukuze akulandele uma kudingeka. Gesi up imoto yakho. Uma isiphepho sishaya, kungase kube nzima noma akunakwenzeka ukuthola isiteshi segesi esivulwe futhi sinezinto ezanele zokugesi ukuze kwanelise isidingo.
Yini Okufanele Ngiyenze Lapho Kukhona Isixwayiso Sephepho?
Gwema izintambo. Hlola kabili izinto zakho bese uvale izivunguvungu zakho. Hlala ubheke ithelevishini yasendaweni kanye nomsakazo bese uqapha isiphepho eduze.
Uma uhlala endaweni ye-ocean evacuation, qaphela abezindaba bese uphuma uma uyala ukuba wenze kanjalo. Khumbula izifundo zeziphepho uKatrina eNew Orleans - ungalindi kuze kube sekwephuzile!
Kuthiwani Ngezimfuyo Zami?
Izindawo eziningi zokuphesela iziphepho azamukeli izilwane ezifuywayo.
Uma unezilwane ezifuywayo zomndeni, qiniseka ukuthi ufunda mayelana nezindawo zokuhlala ezibhekene nesilwane ngaphambi kwezigameko zesiphepho.