Posted on 06/30/2012 8:01:42 AM PDT by Kartographer
Preppers’ PING!
D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency advised people take the following precautions:
Stay indoors as much as possible.
Turn on the air conditioner or fan.
DO NOT leave children or pets in vehicles.
Pay special attention to young children, the elderly and the mentally ill.
Drink plenty of water.
Wear light-colored, lightweight and loose-fitting clothes.
Apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going outside (SPF 15-30 is best).
Limit exposure to the sun (the sun is most powerful between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.).
Watch for heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
If you do not have access to a cool-temperature location, visit one of the Districts cooled indoor facilities referred to above.
Symptoms of heat stroke:
Hot, dry skin (no sweating)
Hallucinations
Chills
Throbbing headache
High body temperature
Confusion/dizziness
Slurred speech
Groups at greatest risk for heat-related illness:
Infants
Children up to four years of age
People 65 years of age and older
People who are overweight
People who are ill or on certain medications.
Wasn’t just dc. We got pretty whacked here in PA too. Power was out for hours last night and again this AM The heat
yesterday was almost unbearable. Went outside and stood in the rain.
ha. Yeah...
Without power?
The storms blew through last night, and last I heard, half a million people are without power. Thanks be to God, somehow we didn’t lose ours. Our local news station here in central VA is kaput, and the closest city-—Lynchburg-—is almost totally without power.
God’s answer to roberts and the commies.
Yea, Im in south central PA and it was a wicked storm. I havent seen so much constant lightning in a T-storm in quite a while. But my neighbors to the south got it much worse. I was watching WBAL TV out of Baltimore this morning and the wind damage was incredible. Fortunately I didnt lose power. I did go out on my deck for a time last night to watch the light show until a very close bolt of lightning drove me back inside.
Half a million people in Virginia, I meant to say.
Half a million people in Virginia, I meant to say.
Half a million people in Virginia, I meant to say.
Half a million people in Virginia, I meant to say.
Sorry for that! I know I hit the button only once.
I’ve been trying to get through to my elderly mother, and my sister in Arlington, Va. Landlines, cell phone, and email knocked out. Neither will survive a prolonged power outage. Neither took steps to prepare for this eventuality, despite my numerous pleas otherwise. Any Freepers know of current situation Arlington specific?
The Sun Gazette just posted that 60% of the Arlington county is without power.
Must be global warming.
Somebody call EPA/NOAA/Dennis Kucinich
DRUDGE is now reporting that over 2 million are without power - and five souls have perished.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/06/30/eastern-u-s-storms-leave-5-dead-2-million-without-power/
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