COLORING & ACTIVITY BOOK

COLORING & ACTIVITY BOOK

Here are some important tips for hurricane season. Broward County wants you and your family to be during hurricane season June 1st through November 30th. Let s get started! 2 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book

MY FAMILY COMMUNICATION PLAN Fill out a plan with your family to have in an emergency. Cut Here My Name: My Address: My Telephone Number: Meeting Place: Family Information Work Numbers: Cell Numbers: Email: Neighbor/Relative name and phone number: Out of town contact name and phone number: Always remember to dial 911 in emergencies. 3

If the weather is bad, listen to the radio or television. You may need to evacuate if a storm is coming. 4 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book

Every family needs a hurricane plan! Even your pets will need their own supply of food and water. 5

Create A Hurricane Safety Kit Take a look at all the items below. Circle the items you should put in your family hurricane kit. See Page 14 for answers. 6 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book

Don t drink water from a faucet after a storm unless a grown-up says it s OK! 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 17 18 19 ACROSS 2. Never go near these if they are downed after a storm. You could get electrocuted. 5. Hurricane season begins the first day of what month? 7. The is the calm center of a hurricane. 8. Broward County wants you and your family to be Ready. Set.. this hurricane season. 11. The radio in your hurricane kit gets power from these. 12. Your hurricane kit should include how many gallons of water per person per day? 14. How many hurricane categories are there? 15. This will keep you warm if you are at a shelter. 16. Most accidents happen a storm has passed. 17. What is one of the hidden dangers that can be found in puddles or standing water? (two words) 19. If the power is out, you should ask a grownup before you open this appliance. See page 14 for answer key. DOWN 1. What should you and your family develop before hurricane season starts? (two words) 2. You and your family need a hurricane plan. Who else in the house needs a plan? 3. You should only call 911 in the case of an. 4. These protect the windows in your house during a hurricane. 6. Hurricanes can start developing off the coast of this continent. 9. Never use these to light your house if your power is out. 10.These can provide temporary power to your home if the electricity goes out, but only use one in a wellventilated area. 13. 311 is the number for Broward County s Hurricane 18. A Category 1 hurricane has a speed of 74-95 mph. 20. This powerful storm almost hit Broward County in October 2016. 8 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book

When the power goes out, try not to open the refrigerator! If the power has been out for a long time, ask an adult before you eat any food out of the refrigerator. 9

HURRICANE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE W A R W H O C X E T I L L E T A S V O R M S H T H G I L H S A L F C H A S N W X R I N T C X O Y B E R S T G E N E R A T O R E D L I T H X D E P U M A A O P E X B T L P T C L U A E G S Y F I H J B I F C H W L B W E U A I W O R A K T L E W O A R N E X M P X M I W S I L V L L Y E U F R H O G A X R X X O K E S V N A O X C P M O P N T A N Q O R S M O Y T V T M R L F W O P L C X R A I T U Q R Z E V N J X E S M I X Y E H Y E O C S L Y E W C I W I N D U R O R S E R J C F P D A T H T F E C X Z E E X L I S R V A K L L I G H T N I N G B K M J B G X S T T A T I O G C X C A C M U V Y O A D R T J T A S C U S N Q A N R B A X F Z M D B M I H K U I A U R R E P L A O T F N U E O A C F S U L R D C A E E K E D G T I C O N V E C T I O N V E K E T R T Y A S H E L P A N U O L F N P D S D I R I A L R T E B E S F L O O D I N G X E U P T O O P E Z W H Y N A L P Y L I M A F L R R I U F N E H D E N A C I R R U H K O T S A E G M V L X R S L P I S A T W A R N I N G F T O E S E U Q P D L L M W R Q F L Y T E G A T U O R E W O P Cloud Convection Debris Evacuation Eye Wall Family Plan First Aid Kit Flashlight Flooding Forecast Generator Hurricane Lightning Matthew Moisture Power Outage Prepare Radar Rain Safe Satellite Shelter Sky Storm Surge Temperature Thermometer Thunder Tropical Warning Watch Wind See page 14 for the word search key. 10 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book

Even though it looks like fun, never walk through puddles or play near fallen trees. Puddles can hide things like broken glass, snakes and power lines. Fallen trees are not steady and can roll over on you. 11

Help YOUR FRIENDS FInd a safe way through the storm. 12 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book See page 14 for answer key.

After The Storm After a hurricane, be careful outside. Color in the items that need to be taken down, cleaned up, thrown away, or fixed. 13

Answer Page Hurricane Word Search Key from page 10 W A R W H O C X E T I L L E T A S V O R M S H T H G I L H S A L F C H A S N W X R I N T C X O Y B E R S T G E N E R A T O R E D L I T H X D E P U M A A O P E X B T L P T C L U A E G S Y F I H J B I F C H W L B W E U A I W O R A K T L E W O A R N E X M P X M I W S I L V L L Y E U F R H O G A X R X X O K E S V N A O X C P M O P N T A N Q O R S M O Y T V T M R L F W O P L C X R A I T U Q R Z E V N J X E S M I X Y E H Y E O C S L Y E W C I W I N D U R O R S E R J C F P D A T H T F E C X Z E E X L I S R V A K L L I G H T N I N G B K M J B G X S T T A T I O G C X C A C M U V Y O A D R T J T A S C U S N Q A N R B A X F Z M D B M I H K U I A U R R E P L A O T F N U E O A C F S U L R D C A E E K E D G T I C O N V E C T I O N V E K E T R T Y A S H E L P A N U O L F N P D S D I R I A L R T E B E S F L O O D I N G X E U P T O O P E Z W H Y N A L P Y L I M A F L R R I U F N E H D E N A C I R R U H K O T S A E G M V L X R S L P I S A T W A R N I N G F T O E S E U Q P D L L M W R Q F L Y T E G A T U O R E W O P Page 6 Create a Hurricane Supply Kit Game First Aid Kit Radio Canned Food Bread Flashlight/Batteries Can opener Water Games/Toys Whistle Money Cell Phone Matches Hurricane Crossword Puzzle Key Across 2. Powerlines 5. June 7. Eye 8. Safe 11. Batteries 12. One 14. Five 15. Blanket 16. After 17. BrokenGlass 19. Refrigerator Down 1. HurricanePlan 2. Pets 3. Emergency 4. Shutters 6. Africa 9. Candles 10. Generators 13. Hotline 18. Wind 19. Matthew Page 8 Page 12 14 Hurricane Safety Coloring & Activity Book

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HURRICANE RELATED LINKS FOR KIDS Broward County Select Hurricane Kids FLOrIDA - KIDS GET A PLAN! Kidsgetaplan.com @ReadyBroward BrowardEMD Hurricane hotline 311 50 copies of this public document were promulgated at a cost of $75.00, or $1.50, per copy to inform the public about Broward County emergency preparedness services. (Rev. 7/15) PI201764077