Q1: Is the deep hail inundating your house?

Tell the caller...

• Stay inside. You could be swept off your feet by deepening hail.
• Don't go to the basement. The hail could burst through basement windows.
• Stay away from windows, especially windows that are being hit by hail.
• Check to make sure that all family members, building occupants, pets, etc. are accounted for.
• Don't go outside to move anything (like cars, plants, etc.) to safety. If it's already hailing, it's too late.
• You need to hang up the phone now, because lightning can travel along phone lines and injure you.

NOTE: If the reported size is ¾" or greater, mark the location of the report on a map. Pass the report along to both the local Emergency Operations Center (or Emergency Manager), and the nearest National Weather Service office (as time permits).