Winter Storm Planning
While winter storms are few and far between in North Carolina, with our unpredictable weather, it's always best to be prepared. Making sure you have supplies and plans are a must any time a serious storm is forecasted.
In the event of any outage, crews from South River EMC work round the clock to restore electric service to its members as quickly as possible. We work to restore power to the largest population of members the quickest. Transmission lines and substations are given top priority for repair since this will restore power to hundreds or thousand of people. Next, primary distribution feeders are restored starting with three phase lines, to second phase lines and lastly individual service drops.
Click here for more information on how we restore power following a storm. Remember whenever bad weather strikes our area there is the potential for a loss of electric service, it is a good idea to know what to do if the power goes out.
So, first things first, what goes in your emergency kit?
| Water: one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home) | Food: non-perishable, easy-to-prepare items (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home) |
| Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies) | Battery-powered or hand-crank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible) |
| Extra batteries | First aid kit |
| Medications (7-day supply) and medical items, including supplies like: hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, etc. | Sanitation and personal hygiene items |
| Multi-purpose tool | Flashlight |
| Manual can opener | Family and emergency contact information |
| Cell phone with chargers | Map(s) of the area |
| Emergency blanket | Extra cash |
| Baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby food, diapers) [if applicable] | Games and activities for children [if applicable] |
| Pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl) [if applicable] | Extra set of car keys and house keys |
| Two-way radios |
For additional information to be prepared, visit http://www.redcross.org/prepare. |
Consider signing up for outage texting before the storm so you can report an outage easily. Find out how by clicking the green button.