Extreme weather events: Do you know how to keep your child safe?

Last week I dropped my son off to kindergarten. I met his teacher and got to see the classroom where he would be spending much of his day away from home. Among the posters of the alphabet and colorful drawings, I noticed a laminated sign near the front of the door. It was a list of things teachers and children need to do in case of an emergency, including what to do in a weather disaster.

This made me stop and think: If a weather emergency occurred tomorrow, are we prepared for our kids?

As a meteorologist who has covered weather events for over 10 years, and as an author of children’s weather books, I know that natural disasters such as tornados, flash floods, hurricanes and earthquakes can impact communities for days, weeks and months at a time.

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Extreme weather events: Do you know how to keep your child safe?