Lessons Learned from Katrina

We learned alot from this experience. If any of what we have learned can help others, so much the better. Lessons Learned is divided into the following sections:

Riding Out The Storm

Hurricane Season Preparedness

Preparing to Evacuate

Evacuation

Riding Out The Storm

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Hurricane Season Preparedness

Why not take the time to put together your supplies ahead of time? Do it when you are thinking rationally instead of waiting until the storm has already started to terrorize you and your family. Sometime in May, put the following stuff together and store it all in one place, for easy access should you need to evacuate:

Each May, review the above list and make sure you are ready for Hurricane Season.

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Preparing to Evacuate


Evacuation

If you are at all able to do so, do yourself a favor and take a mini-vacation starting 48-72 hours from anticipated landfall. Make sure you go far enough away that no matter which way the storm goes you will be out of harm's way, or at least in an area where it will dissipate to a tropical storm by the time it reaches you. This means at least 200 miles inland for a Category 3 or higher, btw.

Evacuating early will mean less stress on you and your family, not to mention less hours on the road and less money spent on fuel for the car.

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