Take a look below at late-season storm Ida, making its way to the Southeast coastline.
It’s almost the end of hurricane season, but Ida shows that storms can brew late in the year, and occasionally, even before and after the season. So check your hurricane supplies and plans now. Make sure you have what you need, […]
Welcome to hurricane season 2009. We hope that you have already completed your preparedness plans, but if not, let’s finish those up quickly- it’s not going to be long before you’re plotting the storms on our new hurricane tracking map.
Some exciting things have been happening over here at the OneStorm camp. Let us […]
Hurricanes can affect children differently than adults. A child’s life is heavily influenced by school and after-school activities, and when a hurricane affects this routine, a child’s world is turned upside down. Oftentimes this can produce stress and confusion in a child’s life, and as adults, we may find it easier to cope than our […]
Just a short time after Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike made landfall, the tropics are eerily quiet. Up until last week, it seemed as though new tropical cyclones just kept coming, and now we are once again in the calm- for now. With over two long months left in this busy hurricane season, let’s take […]
A low category of storm still deserves a high level of preparation. All tropical storms and hurricanes can bring severe damage and loss…
As a storm approaches, we should consider all of its potentially deadly aspects - including storm surge, wind speed, and rainfall. Don’t focus only on what category of storm is coming, […]
How will you get weather information if you don’t have power? The NOAA Weather Radio can be the information source you need when and if the storm hits…
It’s still early in Hurricane Season 2008, and we’ve had five named storms so far. We’re off to a fairly busy start, aren’t we? When you […]
Take that, Hurricane Season 2008: A valuable resource joins forces with the Hurricane Preparedness Blog…We are pleased to introduce the newest contributing member of HurricanePreparedness.org: Mr. Mark Sudduth, founder/editor of the web site, hurricanetrack.com, and member/founder of the Hurricane Intercept Reseach Team (HIRT). Mark will be posting along with Chris and myself, as we provide […]
Understanding the terms “hurricane watch” and “hurricane warning” can help you know how to prepare….
We have all heard the words “watch” and “warning” associated with hurricanes. The trouble is, there’s a lot of confusion over the difference between the two. We’re sure many people are wanting to know some important answers to some important questions, […]
March 13, 1993, was a day unlike any I had ever known before.
I stepped out of my bed into water a few inches deep. Overnight, the No-Name-Storm had landed in central Florida, and for many unsuspecting Floridians, things were not looking good.
For my family, the Gulf of Mexico was no longer a friendly neighbor […]
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