NEWPORT NEWS --  We’ve seen the devastation caused by Mother Nature when a tornado swept across Suffolk.

Hurricanes are a more common natural disaster for Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina.

The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season begins on June 1.

A meeting in Newport News Monday night will give Central Precinct residents information on protecting themselves during and after a hurricane.

You’ll learn what to do if you’re left in the dark, left behind during an evacuation or if you be come a victim of crime.

Instructions will be provided by the Office of the Emergency Management, Newport News Police Investigations and Community Resource Officers.  

The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. at police headquarters at 9710 Jefferson Avenue.

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