It is very important to leave when an evacuation is ordered. You will hear about an evacuation on your local radio or television station. If you are told to evacuate, your family should leave right away because the heavy rain could flood the roads. When you evacuate, you may want to stay with friends or relatives who live in a safer place, away from the ocean. Or you may go to a public shelter.
Public shelters are usually in buildings like schools or churches.
People may stay for a few hours or overnight. If your family goes to a public shelter, the most important items to take are a portable radio, blankets, an extra change of clothing, and some packaged quick-energy foods like raisins and granola bars. You may also want to take a book or small game. Your family should plan what they would do if an evacuation is ordered. In an evacuation, fuel may be hard to get.