SEVERE STORM COVERAGE

Last year acadiana saw a busy storm season but now i's time to prepare for another one.

News 15 patsy douglas checked in to find out how emergency management in lafayette and evangeline parishes are preparing residents for severe weather season ..

Reporter intro -*nods head ..

Emergency preparedness leaders across acadiana are urging their communities to pay attention to all warnings.

They hope people are prepared for this severe weather season.sot - - "if you do't have to be driving during the periods that the winds are projected to be the highest, we suggest that if you could just stay home" vo - lafayette emergency preparedness is expecting to get 1000 calls as the severe weather season starts ..

Sot - "we had a wild and crazy 2020 storm season , um so we are prepared for that and more" vo - they are hoping people are aware of their surroundings even after the stormsot - "if you happen to see debris on the roadway, um powerline or something like that definitely do not go over that , we suggest that you stop , call 911 report the incident that you see and definitely go around that" vo - over in evangeline parish officials are also making sure residents are prepared sot - "we live in an area where you have to stay prepared ..

Pretty much year-round now between hurricanes, winter storms , and now tornado season .."

Vo - one of their top concerns is to make sure their community is aware of power outages ..

Sot - "make sure that your electronic devices are charged , make sure if your own some type of system that needs electricity like a nebulizer oxygen or something like that , that you have a backup plan" reporter tag -*nods head ...in the case of severe storms or tornadoes the safest place is an interior room or hallway without windows in a sturdy structure.