hurricane preparedness Archives

Hunkering Down with Hurricane Harvey – Update

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Just a quick update about how we’re doing since my previous post http://apartmentprepper.com/hunkering-down-a…hurricane-harvey/ ?. Hurricane Harvey is now a tropical storm but it is still hitting Houston quite hard. I am sure you are all getting up to the minute news from various channels, but I just wanted to give you my perspective, as someone who is in the midst of it. Though we have had some street flooding, we are fortunate our […]

Hunkering Down Awaiting Hurricane Harvey

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Just a quick post today… As I write this, The National Weather Service has upgraded Hurricane Harvey to a category 3 hurricane. It is now considered a major hurricane, capable of damaging small homes and buildings. In contrast, Hurricane Ike, which got me started on emergency preparedness was a category 2 storm, and the damage was bad enough. We do not have an evacuation order, but businesses and schools have already announced closures […]

Are you Ready for a Hurricane?

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Hurricane season began June 1st, and lasts until November 30th, with the peak between August and October. As long time readers know, I started this blog soon after I experienced Hurricane Ike, when I got caught up in long lines at the grocery and gas station, the day before the hurricane hit. I never want to experience that craziness again, with wall to wall people racing against each other to grab the last […]