Hurricane Sandy the “Frankenstorm” is still headed our way, Save Jerseyans.
Yes, it’s slowing up and more likely to hit Monday/Tuesday as of this moment, but that only make this monster much stronger.
Governor Chris Christie activated the State Emergency Operations Center at 8 a.m. this morning; he wants to share the following resources with you in advance of its anticipated arrival over the weekend into early next week:
On the Web – Use credible websites to get information about natural hazards and emergency preparedness. The NJ Office of Emergency Management works closely with the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center regarding storm predictions and forecasts.
- National Weather Service – http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/
phi/ - National Hurricane Center – http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
- New Jersey Office of Emergency Management – www.ready.nj.gov
Social Media – Social media and other advanced communications technologies are used by the NJOEM and by emergency managers statewide.
– Find out if your community has a “reverse 9-1-1” system or if you can opt-in for email updates from municipal officials.
– “Like” the NJOEM on Facebook, follow it on Twitter, or subscribe to the NJ State Police (NJSP) on Nixle Connect.
NJOEM on FB: www.facebook.com/
NJOEM on Twitter: @NJOEM2010
NIXLE – New Jersey residents can register to receive messages by sending a text message with their zip code to 888777 (data rates may apply depending on your plan). Online registration is also available at www.nixle.com.
NJ Alert – NJ Alert is a free, voluntary and confidential emergency alerting system that allows NJ Office of Emergency Management officials to send E-mail or text messages to cell phones, and other email enabled devices during an emergency event. Sign up for NJ Alert by logging on to: www.njalert.gov.
NOAA Weather Radio – is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service Office. NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NOAA Weather Radios are typically inexpensive, easily available in stores and can often be programmed for your specific area. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
Traditional Media – Continue to monitor traditional media sources – TV, newspapers and radio – to stay informed of breaking news and continued coverage of emergency events.
We have three Nuclear plants in New Jersey A direct hit with this Hurricane could be life threatening to Ocean and Monmouth counties ….I just hope our politicians don't just look at this a a depletion in it taxpayer base.
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