Hurricanes: What You Need To Know

8/31/2018 (Permalink)

Flooding is one of the many ways homeowners can be affected by hurricanes.

Hurricanes are very powerful storms that form over the warm ocean waters.  The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30.  The peak season is from mid-August to late October.  According to readync.org North Carolina’s coast is one of the areas most open to direct hits due to our coastline extending further out into the Atlantic.  Hurricanes not only affect coastlines, but their impact can be felt hundreds of miles inland.  Some of the ways hurricanes can impact inland include but are not limited to flooding, high winds, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.  

Unlike tornadoes which usually only give you minutes to prepare, hurricanes can give you days even sometimes weeks to prepare.  If particularly strong storm is expected to impact your community you must prepare your family for what could happen.  Explaining the possible affect of the storm to your family especially your children can help ease anxiety.  The next thing you should do prepare an emergency kit for each member of your family, including your pets.  Your kit should include any medicines, food, water, flashlights, batteries, cash, a hand crank or battery-operated weather radio and any important documents such as insurance policies stored in a water tight container.

Know what to do when a hurricane strikes is critical to keeping your home and family safe.  SERVPRO of Lexington/Thomasville offers free emergency response planning at https://ready.SERVPRO.com/