(WKYT) – Pulaski County Emergency Management is encouraging residents to stay prepared for severe weather.
The new approach comes after an EF2 tornado devastated the area in May 2025, leaving homes and businesses destroyed.
Chris Mason, the Pulaski County Emergency Management director, said the county has added more tornado shelters and implemented a county-wide warning system.
Mason also emphasized the importance of being aware of severe weather threats and encouraged people to make a home emergency kit.
“You’ve gotta make sure you’ve got enough things in that kit to make sure that, if you are unfortunate enough, to be at your house for a day, or two or three until we can get trees removed and power turned back on,” Mason said. “You’ve gotta be kind of self-sustaining.”
In a Facebook post, Pulaski County Emergency Management also told people to make sure to pull in or tie down loose objects on their property.
People were also advised to download the Smart 911 RAVE App, as well as local weather apps to receive alerts.
Storm resources can be found on WKYT’s website, including forecasts, preparedness kit information and outage maps.