HEAT ADVISORY INFORMATION
During the summer months, certain weather conditions produce unfavorable conditions which may effect the health of certain persons. The State of Connecticut has recommended that local municipalities establish Cooling Centers for vulnerable residents when heat advisories are issued.
The location of the Cooling Center for affected residents of the Towns of Lyme and Old Lyme is the
Lymes’ Senior Center 26 Town Woods Road Old Lyme
Should a heat advisory be issued, residents are urged to check the following for announcements regarding opening of their local Cooling Center.
WFSB-3, WTNH-8, WVIT-30 television lymeline.com
Comcast Public Access Channel 14 Municipal Websites
When in operation during heat advisories, the Cooling Center will be open until 8:00 PM.
Please contact the Lymes’ Senior Center (434-4127) or your local Town Hall with questions:
Old Lyme 434-1605; Lyme 434-7733
Hurricane Information: Before it Happens and After
Hurricanes are products of the tropical ocean and atmosphere. Around their core, winds grow with great velocity, generating violent seas. Moving ashore, they sweep the ocean inward while spawning tornadoes and producing torrential rains and floods. Hurricanes are most threatening to residents along the coastline but such fierce storms have been known to build up enough momentum to carry their destructive winds inland for hundreds of miles.
A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm conditions are possible in the specified area of the watch, usually within 36 hours.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected in the specified area of the warning, usually within 24 hours.
A Hurricane Watch means hurricane conditions are possible in the specified area of the Watch, usually within 36 hours.
A Hurricane Warning means hurricane conditions are expected in the specified area of the Warning, usually within 24 hours.
What to do if you receive a Hurricane Watch:
Prepare to bring indoors lawn furniture, outdoor decorations or ornaments, trash cans, hanging plants, and anything else than can be picked up by the wind.
Prepare to cover ALL windows of your home. Tape does not prevent windows from breaking so taping is not recommended.
Fill your car's gas tank.
Recheck manufactured home tie-downs.
Check batteries, stock up on food, drinking water, first-aid supplies, and medications.
What to do if you receive a Hurricane Warning:
Listen to the advice of local officials, and leave if they tell you to do so.
Complete preparations.
If you are not advised to evacuate, stay indoors, away from windows.
Be aware, the calm "eye" is deceptive; the storm is not over. The worst part of the storm will happen once the eye passes over and the winds blow from the opposite direction. Trees, shrubs, buildings, and other objects damaged by the first winds can be broken or destroyed by the second winds that blow from the opposite direction.
Be alert for tornadoes. Tornadoes can happen during and after a hurricane passes over. Remain indoors, in the center of your home, in a closet or bathroom without windows.
Stay away from floodwaters. If you come upon a flooded road, turn around and go another way. If waters are rising rapidly around you, get out of the car and climb to higher ground
Here's what you can do to prepare for a hurricane, long before it happens:
Prepare a personal Evacuation Plan
Prepare for high winds. Install hurricane shutters or have precut 3/4" marine plywood for each window of our home. Install anchors for the plywood and pre-drill holes in the plywood so that you can put it up quickly.
Make trees more wind resistant by removing diseased or damaged limbs, then strategically removing branches so that wind can blow through.
After the hurricane passes:
Keep listening to NOAA Weather Radio or local radio or TV stations for instructions.
If you are evacuated, return home only when local officials tell you it is safe to do so.
Inspect your home for damage.
Use flashlights in the dark; avoid using candles.
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