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Urgent
Hailstorm
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large hail is falling and can cause serious injury.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large hail is falling and can cause serious injury.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Get inside now. Stay away from windows. Protect your head.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — White ice balls hitting ground with loud impacts.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Weather radar or alert showing hail core approaching.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hailstones larger than 2 cm can fracture skulls and break windshields.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Storms may produce hail with little warning.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Run to nearest building, garage, or covered parking.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cover head with bag, jacket, or arms if briefly exposed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move to interior room away from skylights and windows.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — In vehicle: stop safely, turn away from windshield, cover head.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Seek hard-cover shelter. Do not stay exposed to large hail.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if someone is knocked unconscious by hail.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report livestock trapped without shelter if safe to do so.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Head injuries, bleeding, or loss of consciousness need emergency care.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stand under trees — limbs break in hail.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT watch hail through large glass doors.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Holding a hard hat above your head is enough in large hail
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large hail requires full hard-cover shelter. Brief exposure can cause serious injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Concussion and lacerations from golf-ball-sized hail.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Aftershock
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The ground shakes again after the main earthquake.
Avalanche warning
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
Buried in avalanche
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
Compound disaster
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple disasters overlap — e.g. earthquake and tsunami, cyclone and flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Broken glass wounds may need stitches and tetanus evaluation.