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The tropics are proving to be very active this year. We have had four distinct tropical storms in the past 11 days, two of which have gone on to become major hurricanes.
We now have tropical storm Gaston which we will have to watch closely as it is forecast to enter the Caribbean in a few days time and not curve northward as Danielle, Earl and Fiona are doing. Not far behind is potential tropical storm Hermine.
This is proving to be a seriously active season so if you haven't prepared yet, now would be a great time to do so.
Well, the storms only really start up in mid-late August up until about mid-October, it's when we usually get the most storms, of course, there are outliers in this range and even further outliers outside of the actual season.
And how often would there be something Significant?
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 was really the only one that was considerably devastating to the area in recent memory (granted, it also caused the most damage in terms of $ of any hurricane ever until Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005). We've had a handful of category 1 storms since then--these might cause some downed powerlines, some flooding, trees and fences knocked down, etc. Plus some areas get hit worse than others, so you might not experience little problem at all should one come through. Either way though, Florida has become pretty well-prepared to address hurricanes before they hit. I guess we're always at risk during hurricane season, but given the infrequency of really powerful storms hitting the area it's not something that will cause day-to-day worry.
Although Andrew hit in August, October is actually the most active month as far as the frequency of hurricanes affecting Miami. Wilma in October 2005 was a pretty significant storm with power out for weeks. A lot of people had to repair their roofs twice that year--from Katrina and Wilma.
About Gaston, we have plenty of time to watch it, and I wouldn't lose any sleep over a prediction more than 3 days out.
Put shutters on your home, buy supplies, get cash, fill your gas tank, fill your bathtubs with water. It's quite common to lose power so a battery operated radio or tv is a must. If the hurricane is a 3+ category I would leave my home even at the risk of havng my home looted.
After the storms, We usually lose power for days or weeks, stores are usually short or out of supplies and have long lines. Some business close for days. The things you need the most are usually gas and ice since you can't store much before the storm hits. Sometimes it takes hours to get gas. People drive slower too to spend less gas. Some streets get flooded too
one thing that really bothers me though is that you always see people on TV by the second day whining that they are hungry, their babies are starving and the government is not taking care of them. Our Government officials always advise to have supplies for at least 3 days but some people just abuse the system and get things they don't even need because "it's free" or they just wanna be drama queens and enjoy their 15 minutes of fame.
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