Well, we can now take our mind completely off the hurricane season. Put away the generators, and the flashlights until next year. Be sure to keep everything in a spot that you can find them should there be a need to do so.
Central Florida residents are extremely grateful this year that we were all spared from such devastation. After experiencing Charlie and the others of 2004, many of us were on edge this year and did not take any of the forecasters warning lightly. Especially after we saw the latest that had hit South Florida - Hurricane Wilma.
A quiet hurricane season will end on Thursday and it looks as though the final totals will be nine named storms and five hurricanes. All of the hurricanes spun to the east of the United States except Ernesto, which sputtered into a tropical storm before it landed in South Florida. Two tropical storms hit Florida this year; the other was Alberto, which made a landfall in the Big Bend in June.
What a difference a year makes. Last year there were a record 27 named storms and 15 hurricanes, four of which reached Category 5 strength. This year's hurricane season never came close to what was predicted. This does not mean that we should let our guards down. Whenever warnings are given, we need to take heed.
Don't wait until the last minute to buy gas;
Don't wait until the last minute to pack up on emergency supplies, i.e., water, nonperishable items, baby supplies, etc.;
Make sure your vehicle is tune-up;
Always keep a set of your important documents without of state relatives;
Everyone should have at least three out-of-state family members to contact during an emergency and let the other family members know too that you will be contact that person.
And most of all, remember that we mere humans cannot stop any hurricane.
if it's coming. If the authorities says to leave, then listen;
Material things can always be replaced but lives cannot be replaced in this system;
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