How You Will Know When a Disaster Happens

When a Disaster or Emergency Happens

The next section will give you some tips on how to know when there is an emergency, information about different types of disasters that could happen in the Coweta area and advice on how you can stay safe if and when they do.

How You Will Know When a Disaster Happens

There are different ways that you will find out that an emergency or disaster is happening. Weather warnings will usually be given on television and radio. A “severe weather watch” means that severe weather might develop. A “severe weather warning” means that severe weather has already developed, and that you should prepare to seek shelter right away.

In other situations, a siren could sound. Emergency workers may drive by and give instructions over a loudspeaker, or they might even come to your door. In the meantime, you should listen to radio or television for further emergency information.