Be ready for storms and floods

Know your risk, Prepare your household, Reduce risk where you can.
Connect with others, Keep up to date, Act safe.

Know your risk

Storms can happen anywhere at any time and cause flooding.

Storms can damage

trees
buildings
power-lines

Think about floods when buying a property Power lines broken Broken tree

Flood waters can rise quickly.

Even if a storm or flood does not damage your home, you may lose

power
phone and internet connection
road access

No power No WiFi No phone or internet connection Road access

Ask your local Council if your home or road access is likely to flood.

Check for warnings and weather forecasts on the radio or the internet.

Prepare your household

Prepare an emergency plan that everyone in your household understands.
View the checklists or go to or redcross.org.au/emergencies

Prepare an emergency kit

Pack now

Battery powered radio and torch with spare batteries

Battery powered radio and torch, spare batteries

Important information, such as your emergency plan

Rubber or strong leather gloves

First aid kit

Food and water

Pack when needed

Warm clothes, strong shoes or boots

Medicines, glasses and other essential items

Pet food and anything else your pets need

Mobile phone and phone charger

Photos and special keepsakes

Important documents, for example

insurance papers
passports
birth certificates
money

Reduce risk where you can

Think about floods when buying a property

Think about floods and storms when buying or developing a house or other property.

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Remove trees that could fall on your home.

Keep your gutters and drains clear.

Connect with your neighbours and get involved in your community

Check your neighbours are aware of the dangers and safe.

Stay up to date

Keep up to date on current storm and flood warnings and information.

Understand the warnings and key information

Advice (Yellow): an incident has started. There is no immediate danger. Stay up to date in case the situation changes.

Watch and Act (Orange): There is a heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing and you need to start taking action now to protect you and your family

Emergency Warning (Red): An Emergency Warning is the highest level of warning. You may be in danger and need to take action immediately. Any delay now puts your life at risk.

Community update (Blue): Specific information and updates for affected communities regarding a particular event or incident.

Incident (White): an incident is the initial occurrence of an event before it becomes an emergency warning. As soon as an incident is reported, TasALERT published basic information including the type and location of incident.

Act Safe

Look after children and pets

Check on family and neighbours

tie down anything that could blow or wash away

Tie down or put away anything that could blow or wash away.

Check your emergency kit is ready to go.

If you choose to leave, leave early.

Keep indoors. During storms, stay away from windows and unplug electrical items where you can.

Prepare for possible power, water or internet cuts.

STAY AWAY from flood waters. They are DANGEROUS.

If you evacuate

Follow the advice from SES and Tasmania Police.

Go to friends or family in a safer place or an evacuation centre.

Take your pets and your emergency kit.

Help prevent damage

Turn off your home’s electricity, gas and water at the mains.

Put plastic bags of sand or mud in toilets and over bath and sink plugholes.

Stay home unless it is unsafe to do so

Do not go sightseeing

If you do need to go out, watch out for hazards.

Water over roads.

Damaged power-lines.

Landslides or erosion.

Damaged roads.

Sewage or chemical hazards.

Damaged trees & roofing iron.

Drive slowly, turn on your headlights, turn away from floodwaters.

After

• Keep listening for updates and check www.tasalert.com
for information and available help after the event.
• If you left home, do not return until SES or Tasmania Police tell you it is safe.
• Watch out for hazards such as debris on roads or damaged roads.