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of warning to the public. Actions could be triggered by severe weather warning <br />information issued by the Nationai Weather Service such as: <br />1) Tropical Weather Threat. A tropical weather system may impact the local area <br />within 72 hours. Readiness actions may include continuous storm monitoring, <br />identifying worst-case decision points, increasing preparedness of personnel and <br />equipment, updating evacuation checklists, verifying evacuation route status, and <br />providing the public information for techniques to protect homes and businesses <br />on the evacuation routes. <br />2) Tornado Warnina. Issued when a tornado has actually been sighted in the vicinity <br />or indicted by radio, and may strike in the local area. Readiness actions may <br />include activating the EOC, continuous situation monitoring, and notifying the <br />public about the warning. <br />3) Flash Flood Warninq. Issued to alert persons that flash flooding is imminent or <br />occurring on certain steams or designated areas, and immediate action should <br />be taken. Readiness actions may include notifying the public about the warning, <br />evacuating low-lying areas, open shelters to house evacuees, and continuous <br />situation monitoring. <br />4) Winter Storm Warninq. Issued when heavy snow, sleet, or freezing rain are <br />forecast to occur separately or in a combination. Readiness actions may include <br />preparing for possible power outages, putting road crews on stand-by to clear <br />and/or sand the roads, and continuous situation monitoring. <br />5) Mass Gatherinq. Civil disorder with relatively large-scale localized violence is <br />imminent. Readiness actions may include increased law enforcement presence, <br />putting hospitals and fire departments on alert, and continuous situation <br />monitoring. <br />b. Declaration of a"Level 2" will generally require the initiation of the "High Readiness" <br />activities identified in each annex to this plan. <br />4. Level 1: Maximum Readiness <br />a. Maximum Readiness refers to situation that hazardous conditions are imminent. <br />This condition denotes a greater sense of danger and urgency than associated with <br />a"Level 2" event. Actions could also be generated by severe weather warning <br />information issued by the National Weather Service combined with factors making <br />the event more imminent. <br />1) Tropical Weather Threat. The evacuation decision period is nearing for an <br />approaching tropical weather system that may impact the local area. Readiness <br />actions may include continuous situation monitoring, cull activation of the EOC, <br />recommending precautionary actions for special facilities, placing emergency <br />personnel and equipment into position for emergency operations, and preparing <br />public transportation resources for evacuation support. <br />Ver 2.0 BP-28 <br />05/05 <br />