|
CONDITIONS |
DEFINITIONS |
ACTIONS TO TAKE |
| TC-4 |
Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are
possible within 72 hours |
Stock up on food,bottled water, dry milk,
batteries,flashlights,candles, and other emergency supplies.
Don't wait
too long or you will face long lines and possibly short
supplies. |
| TC-3 |
Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are
possible within 48 hours. |
Initiate a general clean up of outside
areas.
Pick up loose items such as toys,garden tools,and lawn
furniture. |
| TC-2 |
Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are
possible within 24 hours. |
Store or secure all outdoor property such as
picnic tables, potted plants, grills, and sheds to prevent damage. Bring
trash cans into storage areas. The cans and lids can cause damage if left
unsecured. |
| TC-1 |
Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are
possible within 12 hours. |
DoDD schools are closed.
Full any available
empty container with water. Make a final checks of
food,water,batteries,etc. |
TC-1C
CAUTION |
Winds are blowing at 34 to 49 knots and are
expected to reach 50 knots or more within 12 hours. |
All outdoor activities should cease, except
those in direct support of urgent military missions. All
non-mission-essential personnel are released from work and should be off
the streets and in their residences. |
TC-1E
EMERGENCY |
Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are
occuring. Power failure may occur. |
All outside activities are prohibited Listen to
AFN radio or TV for current typhoon information.(AFN 648AM/89.1FM/TV
channel 6 or 8) |
TC-1R
RECOVERY |
Destructive winds passed but winds of 34 to 49
knots are still occurring. |
All outside activities are prohibited except
for damage assessment ad repair teams begin their operations. |
TC-SW
STORM WATCH |
The typhoon is moving away. However, there
might be hazardous areas storm has damaged. |
Normal activities may resume with caution two
hours after the declaration of Storm Watch, but stay alert in case the
storm returns. |
| ALL CLEAR |
All tropical cyclone danger has passed. DoDD
schools restart if it is during class hours. |
The typhoon danger has passed. Normal
readiness. Be alert to hazardous areas where the storm has
damaged. |