Prepare for Severe Weather or Disasters

Disasters and emergencies happen. This information will help you and your family be prepared — from building a disaster kit, knowing what "shelter in place" means, and being ready to act when the outdoor siren sounds.

To help us reach that goal, we need citizens who are able and ready to take whatever action is needed during an emergency event.

Residents

Ready.gov has information to help Americans prepare for emergencies. These are just some of the useful and informative topics you'll find on their website:

• Make a plan
• Build a kit
• Ready responders
• Ready Indian Country
• Caring for animals
• Seniors
• Military family preparedness

Business owners

Ready.gov also has information to help businesses prepare for emergencies.

Community partners

A primary goal during a disaster is government continuity.

The role of Hennepin County Emergency Management is creating strategic organizational management processes that will protect critical assets of the county and its partners from potential hazards — such as fire, floods or storms — that can become disasters. 

Hennepin County partners with city emergency management offices and volunteer agencies, including:

• Adventist Community Service
• Minnesota Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (MNVOAD)
• Red Cross, Twin Cities
• Salvation Army
• United Way 211

Latest news

Find up-to-date information about the weather at the National Weather Service.