(1/8) #HurricaneZeta UPDATE: Please prep this morning, take shelter by 2pm.
As of 7am #Zeta is expected to make landfall this afternoon, potentially as a Category 2. It& #39;s moving quickly, with #NewOrleans directly in its path. Prep for rain, heavy wind gusts, and power outages.
As of 7am #Zeta is expected to make landfall this afternoon, potentially as a Category 2. It& #39;s moving quickly, with #NewOrleans directly in its path. Prep for rain, heavy wind gusts, and power outages.
(2/8) We& #39;ll keep folks updated in our #ImagineMutualAid group, as well as via Instagram, throughout the day today. Links to both are in this thread.
#HurricaneZeta Prep checklist:
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#HurricaneZeta Prep checklist:
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(6/8) Visit our Instagram (@imaginewaterworks) to submit questions anonymously to our Storm Prep Q&A: https://www.instagram.com/imaginewaterworks/
For">https://www.instagram.com/imaginewa... Zeta @nolaready emergency updates and information, text ZETA to 888777.
For">https://www.instagram.com/imaginewa... Zeta @nolaready emergency updates and information, text ZETA to 888777.
(7/8) Join our #ImagineMutualAid group to offer or receive additional support, pre or post #HurricaneZeta. This group is led by our team of native New Orleanians, hazard mitigation specialists, and disaster preparedness and response professionals: http://bit.ly/mutualaidneworleans">https://bit.ly/mutualaid...
(8/8) And lastly, please consider donating. We are BIPOC and trans led, located in the Lower 9th. And we& #39;re the only local org who has been here EVERY day of 2020, supporting folks through #Cristobal, #Marco, #Laura, #Sally, #Beta, #Delta, and now #Zeta: https://donorbox.org/imagine-water-works">https://donorbox.org/imagine-w...
More on donating: If you& #39;d like to see some of the work we& #39;ve done with your support through #HurricaneLaura, check out our Laura Relief Fund donation page. We value transparency and have kept folks updated consistently since launching the fund on Aug 25.
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