June 1, 2011 - starts today.
It's been 3 years since IKE hit our area - and 10 years since Tropical Storm Allison ravaged the Houston area.
All the weather guys & gals - Gene, Frank, Mario, Casey, Anthony, Tim, etc, etc, etc. have said "be prepared for the unexpected"....
A few hints from my own experiences - my first Hurricane was in 1962 with Hurricane Carla. Some of you were not even born yet.
Shopping list to be prepared
1) Flashlights
2) Batteries
3) Bottled Water
4) Manual can opener
5) Cell phone charger
6) Short wave radio
7) Plastic garbage bags
8) If applicable, boards to protect windows
9) Names and telephone numbers of relatives - given to a neighbor just in case.
10) Handi-wipes, personal wipes, whatever to have handy for sponge baths.
11) Canned goods that can be eaten cold (Tuna, Vienna sausages, SPAM)
no kidding, whatever can be eaten without being refrigerated and/or heated.
12) Duct tape
13- any whatever else you can think that you really won't/don't need (you would be surprised what you come up when you really need something.
With all of the very unusual weather, 2 hot, 2 cold, 2 wet, not wet enough, muggy, humid, wind.....snow in Colorado....who knows....
Best be prepared - remember, don't doubt Mother Nature. She has a mind of her own!!!!
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