It's the day of the Great @ShakeOut #Earthquake Drills!
At 10:15 a.m., please practice your reaction to a real earthquake or an urgent warning that one is starting:
#preparedness #NewMadrid #FaultLines
At 10:15 a.m., please practice your reaction to a real earthquake or an urgent warning that one is starting:
#preparedness #NewMadrid #FaultLines
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What is everyone doing tomorrow at 10:15 a.m.? Hopefully, you'll practice a response to an earthquake, because tomorrow is the day for the Great @ShakeOut #Earthquake Drills.
Drop, cover your head, and hold on at 10:15 a.m. on 10/15.
#preparedness
Drop, cover your head, and hold on at 10:15 a.m. on 10/15.
#preparedness
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IEMA-OHS will soon host an L0105 Public Information Officer (PIO) Basics class in #Peoria.
Anyone might need to prepare materials for public distribution or speak to the media/community groups about preparedness or in either an #emergency/#disaster.
#training #PIO
Anyone might need to prepare materials for public distribution or speak to the media/community groups about preparedness or in either an #emergency/#disaster.
#training #PIO
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Spread the word! High heat and humidity can be dangerous. Check out our tips for staying cool, staying safe, and staying health.
#ILWx #HeatSafety
#ILWx #HeatSafety
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Hot and humid this week. Many Illinois counites have a heat advisory in effect.
Are you ready to take steps to stay cool when "feels like" temps might top 100° for most of you?
#ILWx #HeatSafety
Are you ready to take steps to stay cool when "feels like" temps might top 100° for most of you?
#ILWx #HeatSafety
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• Avoid strenuous activity during mid-day
• Use awnings or curtains indoors to deflect the sun
• Fans will move air around, but does not lower your temperature
• Use air conditioning inside your home or visit a store or local mall
• Use awnings or curtains indoors to deflect the sun
• Fans will move air around, but does not lower your temperature
• Use air conditioning inside your home or visit a store or local mall
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• Know your local cooling centers in Illinois (keepcool.illinois.gov)
• Never leave children or pets in a vehicle
• Get trained in first aid to help those with heat illness • Check on neighbors and elderly who may be more vulnerable to extreme heat.
• Never leave children or pets in a vehicle
• Get trained in first aid to help those with heat illness • Check on neighbors and elderly who may be more vulnerable to extreme heat.
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With more rain possible through the weekend, be on the lookout for #flashflooding. It doesn't take much water to flood your vehicle's engine, knock you over, or even sweep away your vehicle.
Turn around, don't drown!
#TADD #ILWx
Turn around, don't drown!
#TADD #ILWx
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Damaging winds are one of the risks (along with downpours and flash flooding) with the storm system that has entered Illinois and will affect us through the afternoon.
Plan to get into safe spaces indoors at any moment. And think about your commute.
#SevereWeather #ILWx
Plan to get into safe spaces indoors at any moment. And think about your commute.
#SevereWeather #ILWx
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ReadyIllinois retweeted
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin until 2 PM CDT
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Storms are possible in #Illinois today. And the risk for #severeweather increases as you look northeast. Please keep an eye on your local weather conditions and be ready to move to #safety.
#ILWx
#ILWx
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Most of #Illinois could see heavy rain today. Make sure you are monitoring the local weather conditions and think ahead about potential #flashflooding. Could that affect your commute or the route to pick up kids?
#TurnAroundDontDrown #TADD
#ILWx
#TurnAroundDontDrown #TADD
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This #tornado watch touches the #Illinois border north of St. Louis. If you live or are traveling near this area, keep an eye on weather conditions.
#ILWx #SevereWeather
#ILWx #SevereWeather
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Missouri until 11 PM CDT
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Please consider #blooddonation. "As the nation's largest single provider of blood products, the Red Cross now has less than a one-day national supply of type O positive blood — the most commonly transfused blood type."
You can save more than one life.
You can save more than one life.
We're facing a national blood crisis — only the second one in our organization’s history. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, pushing an already strained blood supply to a critical level.
We are in dire need of donors to help patients counting on lifesaving geries, trauma care, cancer treatment, and other serious medical needs.
Just three more donors at each blood drive this summer can end this crisis and stabilize the blood supply. Please don’t wait. Book an appointment to give blood now: rdcrss.org/4x1zf0T
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