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An evacuation order doesn’t mean everyone must leave – sometimes you are safer at home.
Evacuation orders are meant for those in low-lying areas vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. If you’re on higher ground, you might not need to evacuate. See the storm surge maps in this guide or at www.vaemergency.com/threats/hurricane/stormsurge.cfm to determine where your home or office falls.
If you stay at home …
Local instructions will order you to stay where you are or “shelter in place.”
- Remain inside until emergency officials say it’s safe to leave. Close doors and windows.
- Follow your family emergency plan. Prepare one ahead of time using downloadable worksheets from www.readyvirginia.gov/makeaplan.
- Locate your disaster kit. (See this page for assembly and tips.)
- Tune to a local radio station for information.
Source: Virginia Department of Transportation
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