From winterety at sbcglobal.net Thu Jan 24 16:47:29 2008 From: winterety at sbcglobal.net (sheryl lynn gerety) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:47:29 -0800 Subject: [OldNorth] Severe Weather Warnings Message-ID: <8ab8ecd39d7f31a194d3cacca16a6739@sbcglobal.net> Here we go again, folks. Strong storm conditions may produce periods of heavy rainfall, high winds (30 mph), and colder temperatures throughout much of the Sacramento Valley region. We should be prepared for localized flooding of low lying areas, cold overnight temperatures in some locales, further property damage from high winds, occasional commercial power outages, and snow at lower elevations (2000'). We may see some streets flooded. To prepare buy some meals of non-perishable foods (bread, cheese, dried and canned fruit, and any canned main courses your family can tolerate :-), flashlight/ batteries, a car cell phone charger, a wired phone, gas in your car (to run cell phone charger). Chocolate is good too. I found a headlamp useful for cooking (we have a gas stove). Make sure your neighbors are OK if the power goes out for more than a few hours. This storm is colder than the one previously so you might want to consider a warming shelter if the need arises. The Red Cross and the DAvis CERT teams will open them as the need arises. If you have friends or relatives in senior residence complexes, check on them. They may need some good advice about dressing in layers, no cotton clothing. They may need some help retrieving extra blankets or quilts from a guest bed or a high shelf in a closet. Likewise if neighbors have a new born, that's another vulnerable to the cold situation. Please feel free to call me if you need something. And have patience. Get out the board games. Clean out your closets. Whatever. Sheryl Gerety President for Old North Davis Neighborhood Association -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1732 bytes Desc: not available URL: