Hurricane
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Check your evacuation zone and the current order. If told to evacuate, leave before conditions deteriorate. If staying outside an evacuation zone, shelter inside a sturdy building away from windows; storm surge and inland flooding can be deadly even far from the storm center.
Take it with you. Verify locally.
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In immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Current instructions for your location take priority.
Do now.
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Check your zone
Read local evacuation and storm-surge instructions for your address, not just the forecast track.
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Leave when directed
Use official routes to a destination outside the hazard area. Bring medications, identification, pets and phone power.
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Shelter for wind
If the building is safe and evacuation is not required, stay in an interior room away from windows during strong winds.
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Watch for water
Keep out of flooded roads and basements. Follow separate flash-flood warnings and move to safer higher ground when necessary.
Next steps.
Expect extended outages. Store water, protect documents and charge devices before the storm. Return only after officials allow reentry.
Watch for.
A calm eye is not an all-clear. Do not base flood safety on the wind category.
Sources & context.
Original Osprey Zero summary of the references below. U.S.-based guidance unless noted; check authorities where you are. This page is not a live alert.
Updated 2026-10-02. Recheck official instructions during an active event.