Plant closing and notice period questions - 7 weeks in

Our team was told about a closure date that is 7 weeks away. I do not know if I should start looking now or wait for severance news. Has anyone been through this?

Start your search early. I wish I had begun the day of the notice.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.