How to Prepare your Home for Storm Season 2021

9/8/2021 (Permalink)

Preparing your home for Storm Season can save your home from serious damage!

Storm season in Florida runs from June 1 until November 30 and the threat of hurricanes is very real for Florida during the six-month long Atlantic hurricane season.  The peak of hurricane season is between August and late October where the waters in the Atlantic and Gulf Mexico have warmed enough to help support the development of tropical waves. It has been a common misconception that Florida does not get hurricanes but since the 1800s, Florida has found itself in the path of intense storms. 

Asking help from storm damage cleanup services is also helpful but we will get through it in a bit.

We cannot tamper a hurricane’s route but are in the storm season. The best thing we can do is to prepare. Here are some tips to prepare before the storm comes:

1. Get access to information from multiple weather alert systems. Information is most important in many ways. Getting prepared for something to happen needs information gathering so we know where and how to start. Subscribing to your local alert systems as well as the National Weather Service alerts can be beneficial. In addition, activating the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and NOAA Weather Radios will keep you updated on what’s ahead.
2. Get familiar with the evacuation shelters and practice going there. FEMA shelters are the best to go where there are no remaining options. You can check it online to know the direction so that when the disaster comes, all you have to do is to pack up your stuff and go straight ahead to the centers. 
3. Get ready with your supplies. Now here’s a tip, set aside an emergency bag full of emergency supplies, canned goods, medkits, flashlights, etc just like what we see in some movies with zombies and cloth face coverings for safety against COVID-19. To add, secure also important documents in a waterproof bag and put them in a safety drawer. 
4. Double-check your appliances at home. The important things during an emergency situation might just be around the corner. Checking your electrical wiring, radio, batteries from time to time is important. If you see stuff that has been destroyed by the past storms, you can consult with storm damage cleanup services and avail of storm damage restoration.
5. Install storm shutters. Protect your house windows and doors with appropriate shutters and impact-resistant glass. You can nail pieces of plywood to window frames as last-minute protection. If you want to be so sure, you can ask for help from storm damage restoration people. 

Getting prepared means protecting yourself and your family and the best time to start preparing is now. 

At SERVPRO - North Seminole County, our job is to restore your home or place of business to pristine condition after the damage has taken place. We are committed to walk through the process, with you, from beginning to end. Our goal is to provide you with a level of customer service that goes unmatched that is why we are also a 224-hour emergency service. Call Us Today at (407) 323-2422.