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Today is day 7 of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and day 2 of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season. Right now, there are no storms on the horizon, but that will undoubtedly change as we get deeper into the tropical season.
All week NOAA and the NHC have been promoting hurricane awareness and preparedness, and you can visit their site (and view their videos) by clicking the graphic below:
One of the toughest jobs for emergency planners is to get the public to prepare for a disaster while the sun is still shining. Until a threat looms large, most people simply don’t bother.
But by that time, it may be too late.
Essential items often disappear from store shelves in advance of a storm, and frankly, it takes time and serious thought to decide what really is important, and what isn’t.
Today’s video features preparedness and safety tips for before, during, and after the storm.
And a reminder, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has two Twitter accounts, one for the Atlantic basin (which includes the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea):
U.S. National Hurricane Center (Atlantic) - @NHC_Atlantic
and one for the Eastern North Pacific basin:
U.S. National Hurricane Center (Eastern Pacific) - @NHC_Pacific
In addition to the Twitter notifications, NHC also provides product notifications by email. Please visit hurricanes.gov/signup.shtml to sign up for this service.
And if you aren’t already following
on twitter, you might want to add them to your list.
And finally, if you haven’t already downloaded the Tropical Cyclone Preparedness Guide, now would be an excellent time to do so. It is a short (12-page), easy to follow guide that will walk you through the basics of understanding (and surviving) hurricanes and tropical storms.
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