2012 8 Sandbag Construction The use of sandbags is a simple but effective method of preventing or reducing damage from floodwater and debris. (see Figure 2) Suggestions for constructing sandbag struc-tures are:1. Close-weave burlap bags 18â x 30â are recommended for all sandbag construction when available.2.
(Getty Images) A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New York and New Jersey until 5 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service said. The watch included all five boroughs, as well as Rockland, Putnam and Westchester counties, and all of New Jersey.
What To Do During A Tornado. 1  Indoors: Move to a basement or the building's lowest possible floor. 2  Outdoors: Find a ditch, depression or ravine in the ground, lie flat and cover your head. 3  In a vehicle or mobile home: Leave your vehicle or mobile home and, if possible, enter a nearby building. Indoors: Move to a basement or the building's lowest possible floor. 2  Find an interior room, hallway or stairwell â the more walls between you and the tornado, the better. 3  Stay under a sturdy piece of furniture and protect your head.