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Originally Posted by JSRusso
Hi everyone, I am new here in the Lake Denham area. I have never had to prepare for a tropical storm or hurricane and was hoping to get some advice from you all. What if anything should I have on hand, and any other helpful advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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My major piece of advice: STAY HOME! Don’t go out to drive around after you think the storm is done. Don’t try to drive during heavy rains and winds, either. Heavy rains and debris can sometimes cause a temporary blockage of a gutter and a big bundle. If you stay home, you avoid that risk. After last year’s storm, there was very little damage to homes, but there were a lot of palm fronds on the roads, and it’s better to avoid driving over them. Ideally, give the grounds crews a day to clean up. If you have electricity, you are fine.
I look at photos of cars submerged in water around the country after heavy rains and wonder why they thought they had to drive anywhere. If they’d stayed home, their cars would have been fine and they wouldn’t have drowned. But no, they felt they had to go somewhere.