Hello hurricane season! You can always count on your Z for Weather Warnings First® to help you keep your family safe, so keep your radio on Z88.3 whenever severe weather threatens Central Florida. We’ll ride out the storm before, during and after…Together!
This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week, so it is the perfect time to get your plan together. Don’t wait to put your hurricane kit together until there is already a named storm headed our way. Stores are crowded and shelves are empty. Now is the time to prepare for the storm…and it can be fun, too. Get the kids involved and have them help you plan your kit and put it together with you.
Develop a Family Disaster Plan
Your Z will be here for you before the storm to give you the latest storm track information with no hype. During the storm, we will be here with Weather Warnings First® to help you keep your family safe!
Hurricane Season is June 1 – November 30
Know Your Risk: Wind and Water
- Consider your threats: storm surge, flooding from heavy rain, strong winds, tornadoes, rip currents.
- Determine if you live in a flood-prone area
- Find out if you live in a evacuation zone
- Identify your home’s structural risks (mobile homes & basements can be especially vulnerable)
Prepare Before Hurricane Season
- Develop an Evacuation Plan
- Assemble disaster supplies: food, water,
- batteries, charger, radio, cash
- Get an insurance checkup and
- document your possessions
- Create a communication plan with a hand-written list of contacts
- Strengthen your home
Understand Forecast Information
- Rely on forecasts from the National Hurricane Center & your local NWS office
- Know your alerts & the difference between a Watch and Warning
- Focus on potential impacts, regardless of storm size or category
- Know that deadly hazards occur well outside of the Forecast Cone
Get Moving When a Storm Threatens
- Protect your home: cover windows, secure doors & loose items
- Determine sheltering options and consider your pets
- Ready your go-bag, meds & supplies, charge phone, fill up/charge vehicle
- Help your neighbors, especially the elderly & other vulnerable people
- Follow evacuation orders if given
Stay Protected During Storms
- Stay in your safe places from water & wind
- Have a way to get weather alerts and forecast updates
- Keep in mind that impacts can be felt far from the coast
- Listen to local officials & avoid travel unless ordered to evacuate
Use Caution After Storms
- If you evacuated, only return home when directed it’s safe to do so
- Remain vigilant, as hazards remain: heat, downed powerlines, floodwaters, & more
- Clean up safety: don’t push yourself, and check on neighbors
- Only use generators outdoors, 20+ feet from your home
- Prepare for the likelihood that help and communications may not be available
Stay Protected During Storms
- Determine your risk from water & wind
- Begin preparing now, before a storm
- Learn how to understand hurricane forecasts and alerts
- Learn what to do before, during and after a storm