Hurricane prepariness?
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It depends on where you live. Are you in a cinderblock home? A manufactured home or trailer? An apartment? You should make sure you have insurance that covers your home (if you own) and/or your possessions. You should have photographs or video of your possessions, in case anything is damaged in a storm. Keep your insurance policies and records in a water-tight package and keep it handy in case you have to evacuate in a hurry.\n\nYou should stock up on bottled water (1 gallon per day per person, 3-5 days' worth at least) and nonperishable foods (pop tarts work well; things you can eat without cooking or, if you have a camp stove, things you can cook over it like soup [but be sure you have a non-electric can opener]). Make sure you have flashlights and/or candles and batteries/matches. Another option would be to pick up some glow sticks, which you can get at most home improvement stores. Masking tape is good for taping windows to avoid shattering in case of breakage, and if you plan to board your windows you'll need properly cut boards as well as anchors and a drill & bits as needed for your particular property. \n\nI also recommend having a stash of things to do, like board games or playing cards. Make or buy ice and a good-sized cooler you can use to try to keep some of your food items cold in case of power loss (we lost most of the contents of our refrigerator TWICE in 2004). If you have children, especially babies, make sure you have enough of their foods and if anything is perishable, make sure you have enough ice to keep it cool for a couple of days (not an easy thing to do!). When a storm is approaching your area, fill your car's gas tank up, get a small stash of cash in case banks are closed, and fill any prescrptions you may need in case the pharmacies are closed. Charge your cellphone and/or get a car charger for it. You should also have a battery-powered radio, preferably one with weather alerts, so you can keep on top of things.\n\nIf you have to evacuate, you should know where your nearest shelters are and whether any accept pets (if you have pets). Shelters have no supplies, so pack food, clothes, bedding, medicines, and important documents.
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Creates jobs for rebuilding!\n\n\nHowever, advantage compared to what, a hurricane?
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National Hurricane Center\nhttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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I live in Houston, Tx. I have worked in Miami, and all over Florida. Hurricanes come through Miami even more often then Houston. Most of the ones that go through Florida, or the panhandle are smaller categories that may not threated many human lives, but can be a nightmare on property. Not too long ago i got a chance to meet a lot of Katrina evacuees, as well as going through the scare of Rita just a few weeks after. It is horrifying to see some of the effects these things can have on entire cities, and even states. Do not listen to everything they say on TV, for it is just a depiction of the worse possible, whether it is scenario, or what actually happened. Miami is so beautiful, that you will enjoy yourself, and the possibility of Hurricanes will only be a small memory compared to everything else you will experience there. Enjoy\nElis\nHouston, TX
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Good Luck..just in time for Hurricane season!
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The hurricane "forecast" is the best educated guess by the weather folks about what is going to happen months from now.\n\nBased on their knowledge of years past compared to the current conditions, they make a projection about how many storms there will be.  IIRC, they said last year would be a bad one, but nobody predicted 28 major named storms, nor the tracks of Katrina and Rita until they were already on the way.
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water temperature is a biggie..and more recently..since they've been collecting data on hurricanes for around 30 years now...they're using trend maps to try to see any kind of pattern in Hurricane occurances each year\n\nthere are "ups" and "downs" when it comes to the numbers of hurricanes each year..and this up/down period lasts for several years...we are currently in one of hte "up" periods..and using that past history..correlated with water temperatures off the coast of africa and the location/temperature of the jet stream..its fairly safe to assume a good number..due to large amounts of moisture down there..and the always predictable convective activity (what starts hurricanes..a lifting force that gets the clouds to build)
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we live just south of Houston and got 45 miles away in 28 hours and a pregnant family member that was due in three weeks.\nWe do not plan to evacuate ! It was a living nightmare !\nHouston claims to be ready by having gas stations open,places for evacuees to relieve themselves and other rest stations.\nOnly time will tell.\nWe will stay put next time ! !
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I honestly believe that hurricane season is only a month long. SEPTEMBER. Hurricanes hit landfall most often in September. It won't be worse this year. There will be other storms that will take place during that time frame.
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I just heard on the news this morning that hurricane season is once again upon us. They did say that it shouldn't be as bad as last year though.\n\nI don't know how the people that live in these areas do it...they really have to love where they're at to continue to live in the hurricane zones and rebuild or evacuate or whatever comes along. \n\nPersonally I am not that flexible with my life. I like stability and security.  Even if the insurance does cover the loss of the actual building and contents..you can never replace or put a value on your possessions or your life. \n\nI think the predictions hold some merit. They are just that...predictions,but I would definitely think twice before building in that area. Not the life for me.
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Typically the most reliable source which is used by NOAA and the Weather Channel along with the governments to determine the answer to this question is the forecast by Colorado State University's Dr. William Gray. He is presently handing over the reins to Phil Klotzbach who has worked with him for five years preparing the forecasts.\n\nFrom the April 2006 forecast\nInformation obtained through March 2006 continues to indicate that the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season will be much more active than the average 1950-2000 season.  We estimate that 2006 will have about 9 hurricanes (average is 5.9), 17 named storms (average is 9.6), 85 named storm days (average is 49.1), 45 hurricane days (average is 24.5), 5 intense (Category 3-4-5) hurricanes (average is 2.3) and 13 intense hurricane days (average is 5.0).  The probability of U.S. major hurricane landfall is estimated to be about 55 percent above the long-period average.  We expect Atlantic basin Net Tropical Cyclone (NTC) activity in 2006 to be about 195 percent of the long-term average.  This early April forecast is based on a newly devised extended range statistical forecast procedure which utilizes 52 years of past global reanalysis data. Analog predictors are also utilized. We have maintained our forecast from our early December prediction as the Atlantic Ocean, although cooling slightly with respect to climatology, remains anomalously warm and central and eastern tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures anomalies have continued to cool.  Currently, weak La Niña conditions are observed.  We expect either neutral or weak La Niña conditions to be present during the upcoming hurricane season.
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To which hurricane are you referring to? Hurricanes never have done good. I have been through five or six in the past eleven years and it is not fun to sit through one worring if this is the worst of it. Evacuating is not much fun either as you worry if you have anything left. It is not only human lives that are disrupted or lost, but those of animals and the environment.
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There are so many online resources for this, why would you ask here?\n\nFind these sites or ask at your library about: National Weather Service; National Hurricane Tracking Center; www.weather.com.
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If it's on hurricanes, then try searching the National Hurricane Center's website--they have a lot of information.\n\nwww.nhc.noaa.gov
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try www.hurricanetrack.com
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I notice the Tropical Prediction Center issued a hurricane warning for part of Florida, though it is not quite a hurricane yet. That is standard procedure if it is expected to become a hurricane, but for tornadoes one must exist before the warning is issued.\n\nAlberto is not particularly impressive on satellite or radar images. There is nothing on the SW side because of wind shear. Yet with recon flights and winds from doppler radar, scatterometers, and microwave sounders - if there is a 65 knot wind somewhere in the storm they'll find it. So a category 1 hurricane aint what it used to be.\n\nThere will be heavy rain and severe storms associated with it. There will be very strong winds - probably hurricane force at some locations - directly along the coast S-E of the storm center. Yet there is no chance it will become anything more than a weak hurricane in a wind shear environment over oceans not particularly warm this time of year.\n\nThus people affected should definitely be prepared, but if it is hyped too much people are being setup for a strong storm some time later which they won't want to evacuate for but should.
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It depends on how big the hurricane is and how stable your house was.