Category Archives: Hurricane Tips

Get your shopping list ready for the weekend shopping, divide it into parts and buy a little each week.

Ensure your battery operated TV still works after the digital conversion.

Start saving your empty two liters and milk jugs, wash them out of course. They can be used for large blocks of ice. Its also best to store them with the lids off to prevent molding.

Family Emergency Plan Identify an out-of town contact. It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members. Be … Continue reading →

Print a Supply Kit and mark off what you already have http://www.hurricaneobserver.com/?page_id=24

The cost of recovering from a hurricane can be costly, easily running into the ten or thousands.  Since standard homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flooding the US government has set up the The National Flood Insurance Program to cover those in … Continue reading →

Teach your family, including children, how and when to call 911 or your local EMS number in case you aren’t able to

Assign someone in your home the job of checking the weather everyday during Hurricane Season.

Car accidents are a main cause of injury after a hurricane; treat all intersections like a 4-way stop.

Stay away from all downed utility lines and do not drive over them.