2008 Storm Prep & Evacuation Guide
Now, more than ever, you and your family need to be prepared for severe weather. Get all the important answers to key weather and survival questions here with the Storm Preparation and Evacuation Guide compiled by your ABC26 News Team.
The information and details found here will help you with important life-saving, time-saving and money-saving guidelines to get you through this hurricane season.
If severe weather approaches
our area, tune in to ABC26 for critical information. In case of emergency
weather situations, watch ABC26 or watch ABC26 live streaming over the
web on www.abc26.com or www.nola.com.
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Official Emergency Broadcast Stations
New Orleans | Alexandria | Baton Rouge |
| 870 AM 105.3 FM 109.9 FM |
970 AM 580 AM 96.9 FM 93.1 FM |
1150 AM 102.5 FM |
| Crowley | Lafayette | Lake Charles |
| 102.5 FM | 1330 AM 99.9 FM |
1470 AM 99.5 FM |
| Northeast | Ruston | Shreveport |
| 540 AM 101.9 FM |
1490 AM 107.5 FM |
1130 AM |
Click
here to receive up-to-date storm
and hurricane reports.
Click
on the links below for
in-depth information:
Hurricane
Terms
Get familiar with hurricane terms so you can understand warnings & reports
better.
Preparing
Now!
Get essentials ready now!
Make sure you have enough for at least two weeks.
As
It Approaches
When a hurricane watch is issued,
it's time to get busy.
To
Stay or Go
Stay or leave, the most important decision you face during the hurricane
season. Find emergency shelter information here.
It's
Here
Don't wait till a hurricane makes landfall to prepare or to leave.
Now that it has...here's what to do.
After
the Storm
Winds & high waters may be gone but hazards still abound.
Caring
For Children
What parent's can do to ease children's fears during a disaster.
Caring
for Pets
Don't forget about your pets when preparing for a hurricane. See how.
Hurricane
Tracking Map
Learn how to track hurricanes, download your own map to track storms on.
Interactive Tracking Map
Online Interactive Tracking Map
Hurricane
Resources and Links
Find more information about hurricanes.
ABC26 Weather Team Hurricane Quiz
Test your knowledge of Hurricane season in Louisiana with a quiz from the ABC26 Weather Team.
DISCLAIMER
ABC26 has compiled this preparedness guide as a means of offering tips so that you and your family can better weather this summer's hurricane season. The information enclosed herein should be used well in advance of an approaching hurricane. In the actual threat of severe weather, we recommend that you watch ABC26 for the latest reports from the National Weather Service and forecasts. In the event of power outages during the brunt of the storm, listen to official reports on the Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio stations 870 AM on a battery-powered radio.