PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY INFORMATION / STAY INFORMED & ONLINE RESOURCES

Preparedness and Safety Information

Power outage preparedness and safety information:
http://www.mass.gov/index.php/service-details/power-outage-safety-tips

Preparedness and safety tips for tropical storms and hurricanes: http://www.mass.gov/index.php/service-details/hurricane-safety-tips

Flood safety tips:
http://www.mass.gov/index.php/service-details/flood-safety-tips

Stay Informed

For additional information and updated forecasts, see www.weather.gov/boston (National Weather Service Norton) and www.weather.gov/albany (National Weather Service Albany)  

 Utilize MEMA’s real-time power outage viewer to stay informed about current power outages in your community and region, and across the state, including information from utility companies about restoration times: http://mema.mapsonline.net/public.html  

Online Resources

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency www.mass.gov/mema  
MEMA's Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/MassachusettsEMA  
MEMA Twitter @MassEMA  
Federal Emergency Management Agency www.fema.gov  
National Weather Service Boston/ Norton, MA  www.weather.gov/boston  
National Weather Service/Albany, NY www.weather.gov/albany  
National Weather Service Weather Prediction Centerwww.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/  

National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center  www.spc.noaa.gov/  
Northeast River Forecast Center www.weather.gov/nerfc/  

National Hurricane Center www.nhc.noaa.gov  

Mass211 www.mass211.org