What’s coming this Season?
With April and May being the peak of tornado season, what will we be instore for this year? In 2005 mother nature was working over-time, setting a devastating record with 28 named storms. Four times the U.S. coast was hit. The magnatude of destruction and displacement of U.S. citizens was Katrina. The hurricane left New Orleans wrecked and leveled regions throughout the Gulf Coast.
The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, averages 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes per year.
According to top researchers thie 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be extremely active. We are already at 9 hurricanes, which leaves a very good chance that at least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coastline. Forcaster William Gray expects seventeen more named storms this year. With 5 of them being major hurricanes.
Major hurricanes have winds of 111 mph or greater.
“The probability of a major hurricane making landfall on the U.S. coast this year is 74 percent, compared with the average of 52 percent over the past century.” says forcaster William Gray.
With hurricane season barreling down us everyone should prepare for the worst and be as self-reliant as possible.. Don’t wait until the last minute to get supplies. The best time to put a survial kit together is when you don’t need it.
One of the most important tools for emergency preparedness is your Disaster Supplies Kit. You’ll need provisions to carry you through a week or more after the storm. Remember, there may be no electricity or clean water for days. Downed trees and other hurricane related debris blocking the roads will keep you from traveling far.
Put a kit together for your home & your car. Keep a cooler in your trunk filled with canned food (vienna sausages, jelly beans, m&m’s - anything that keeps), first aid supplies, water, multi-tool, sterno, matches, cord and a blanket. Keep yourself and your family members safe by thinking ahead.
