Hurricane Season Starts June 1
Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Follow these key steps to be sure you, your family and your business are ready in the event a destructive storm heads our way.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Follow these key steps to be sure you, your family and your business are ready in the event a destructive storm heads our way.
Where will you go? What evacuation route will you take? What supplies, medications, and documents will you need? It's important to sort all of these details out well before a storm approaches.
Create a plan for you, your family and your business.
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Get tips and templates from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Hurricanes create a tremendous amount of debris that often takes weeks or months to collect. You can help reduce the amount of debris — and the time it takes for all of it to be collected — by keeping your yard and fence maintained before a storm is in the forecast.
If a Hurricane or Strong Storm is in the Forecast
Remove any loose objects that aren’t secured to the ground.
Put lawn furniture into the garage and take decorations inside. Even trampolines can catch a strong wind and destroy your fence.
Be sure to remove any flags or small flag poles — these can be especially dangerous.
Check for and remove trash and yard debris on the ground that could get caught up in high winds and inflict injury to people or damage property. This sort of debris could also get caught up in storm drains and canals and increase the potential for flooding.
Never stack tree trimmings, yard debris or any kind of trash on top of a stormwater inlet. These can wash into and clog the inlet, which could cause flooding on your street.
If you are in a low-lying area that is prone to flooding, sandbags may be used to protect your home by placing them across doorways to prevent water from entering the building.
Visit the Brevard County Flood Zone Map and plug in your address to determine whether you live in a flood zone. Not all homes need sandbags.
The City of Melbourne and Brevard County typically distribute sandbags if a hurricane is forecast to impact our area. You can also purchase them ahead of time and keep them in your hurricane supply kit. If they are needed you can then fill them with any kind of sand or dirt available on your property. Home improvement stores often also sell fill dirt, as well. Do not use sand from the beach to fill sandbags.
Please turn off automatic sprinklers if a storm is in the forecast. This will help reduce the amount of water going into the stormwater drains and will help prevent flooding.
If you evacuate, shut off your house valve to protect your home. If you have a dock it is especially important that you shut off water to the dock if a hurricane is approaching.
Photo and story credit: Photo: City of Melbourne / melbourneflorida.org. Originally published by the City of Melbourne.
