Your survival may depend on your ability to think quickly and clearly. Stay occupied by watching NewsChannel 5. Talk or read to young children. Explain what they are hearing, as hurricane winds can be very loud and frightening. Reassure them that it may take a while, but eventually the storm will pass.
Children can sense when adults are upset.
Keep a clear head for their sake and yours. If you live in an evacuation zone but did not evacuate, you may still be able to escape rising water. Emergency managers suggest you look for a last-resort refuge. If you are in a high-rise, avoid the upper floors because winds are stronger the higher you go. Last-resort refuges are named just that for a very good reason.