How To Prepare For A Hurricane

Preparing for the onslaught of a hurricane is essential for your survival. Depending on the storm-s strength and size, the resident can do several things that allow for continuing life as close to normal as possible. By stocking provisions, securing your property and leaving your home if necessary you can be properly prepared for every situation.
Hurricanes range in strength from a category one to a category five. Most people can ride out the effects of a category one and two storm, but damage to your property may still be great. The winds get up to 110 miles per hour and mobile homes, watercraft, and buildings are subject to damage to roofs, etc. If you choose to stay in your home you need to be prepared for other damages to the area around you that might affect the water and other municipal services.
Category three through five are not storms the homeowner should attempt to ride out. The winds are very likely to cause damage to property and injury or death to persons. The wind is as strong as 111 miles per hour and accelerates to as much as over 155 mph.
For the storms you do choose to stay and endure, prepare by having sufficient clean water. Drinking water should equal one gallon per day for each person. Store water in tubs, sinks, buckets pots and pans to use for hygiene and other purposes where clean water is needed. Have a good first aid kit on hand with insect repellent, alcohol, bandages, gauze, and disinfectant.
Fill your vehicle with gasoline and if a generator is used buy additional gas to store nearby. Buy canned food that can be eaten without cooking and packaged foods such as dry fruit, crackers and cheese, cookies and chips, etc. Search for foods with high nutrient content that is edible from the package, jar or can.
Outside your home secure all loose items like plants, lawn chairs. Either bring them inside or tie them down. Board up all your exposed windows with plywood or wooden shutters. Cover or drain pools and spa tubs.
The storm-s winds will blow anything around that is not secure, so be prepared to see debris blowing all over the area. Protect yourself by providing the necessities for yourself and family and leave if the storm is a category three or better. If you are staying, you must be extremely careful when outside, because of the wind. Stay inside near the load bearing walls of your home and only exit when the storm has died down.If you like what you see, keep going: Restoration Companies-What To Do During Thunder storms and Hurricanes