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Hurricane Checklist - What to Do Before and After a Storm
Welcome to your 2024 hurricane season preparedness checklist. Below are essential tips and strategies to keep you and your loved ones safe during one of nature's fiercest storms. As we enter this season of potential challenges, being well-prepared can make all the difference. Join us as we explore practical steps to protect your home, secure your belongings, and ensure your family's well-being in the face of hurricanes. Let's dive in and get ready together!
Things to do before a storm:
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Hurricane Preparedness: What to Do Before and After a Storm
The summer season is in full swing on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The grills are fired up, crawfish boils are a weekly, if not daily, occurrence, the sun is shining, the weather is warm (hot!), and the beaches are as beautiful as always. However, the start of the summer season on the Gulf Coast means one more thing—hurricanes. Hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th, and it is important to be prepared throughout the entire season in case a storm decides to come our way.
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Be cautious of fraud during hurricane repairs
In the wake of Hurricane Sally, many Gulf Coast residents are facing clean up that's going to require professionals. Due to the rush of people in desperate need of home repairs and tree clearing services, the backlog is staggering.
It may be tempting to use whomever you first come across to help fix your home. In this post-storm frenzy, many out-of-state contractors flock to the hardest hit areas to help restore homes, yards, and lives. But be cautious. Sadly, contractors can be scam artists who prey upon desperate, vulnerable, and generally exhausted homeowners.
Below are some tips to help keep yourself, your money and your property safe!
- Stay local: Local vendors have a reputa...
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Post-hurricane recovery tips
At the June 1 start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center predicted a 60 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 30 percent chance of a near-normal season and only a 10 percent chance of a below-normal season. The prediction included three to six major hurricanes (category 3 or higher) with a 70 percent confidence. While Hurricane Sally would not have been considered a major hurricane by those standards, Alabama's Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle are still reeling from its impacts: flooding, downed trees, downed powered lines resulting in widespread power loss, and streets and yards littered with debris.
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Hurricane home preparedness tips
June 1 marked the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center predicts a 60 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 30 percent chance of a near-normal season and only a 10 percent chance of a below-normal season. The prediction includes three to six major hurricanes (category 3 or higher) with a 70 percent confidence. Of course, as anyone who lives on the Gulf Coast knows, our weather is unpredictable, but taking NOAA's information into account, it's better to be safe than sorry.
Gulf Coast residents' best bet for protecting lives and property is preparation – for yourself, your family and your home. What are...
