Since moving to Florida several years ago I have always wondered about why so many wait until the last minute to get needed supplies in when a storm is expected. since my first year and I got caught in one for a storm that fortunately fizzled before getting here. I have kept in needed supplies throughout the season then used them in the winter before stocking up again in late spring. I stored 20+ empty gallon jugs to fill with water just before a hurricane is expected and when one is possibly headed this way I fill up the gas tank long before it may get here. Doing all this saved me time and trouble when Ian came calling.
Very good advice. I just ordered some sturdy camping equipment. Batt powered fans, lanterns.
One thing I've always kept since Rita: extra hand pump gas siphons. Store in the tire well, replace it when it needs it due to heat. It took us 18 hours to get from Houston to San Antonio, and we were lucky, bc we backtracked on old country roads. There was only one store on the outskirts of SA that had one.
I give gas siphons as gifts now. Hurricanes do strange things to us.
" the past decade of early bloomers has been the exception." That should have read "...the exception since 1970." There have been plenty of other pre-satellite decades where at least one named storm occurred before June (e.g., see https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/early-season-major-hurricanes).
Looking at the graph as-is, it would seem there is a long-term trend since 1970 towards an earlier start date for the first named storm, which would fit with warmer sea temperatures. If we get past June 14 in 2024, and it appears as though we will, then I think it is safe to say the year has been unusually calm to start. That requires an explanation.
Great information, Mr. Lowry. Always learning from you ⚘
Since moving to Florida several years ago I have always wondered about why so many wait until the last minute to get needed supplies in when a storm is expected. since my first year and I got caught in one for a storm that fortunately fizzled before getting here. I have kept in needed supplies throughout the season then used them in the winter before stocking up again in late spring. I stored 20+ empty gallon jugs to fill with water just before a hurricane is expected and when one is possibly headed this way I fill up the gas tank long before it may get here. Doing all this saved me time and trouble when Ian came calling.
Very good advice. I just ordered some sturdy camping equipment. Batt powered fans, lanterns.
One thing I've always kept since Rita: extra hand pump gas siphons. Store in the tire well, replace it when it needs it due to heat. It took us 18 hours to get from Houston to San Antonio, and we were lucky, bc we backtracked on old country roads. There was only one store on the outskirts of SA that had one.
I give gas siphons as gifts now. Hurricanes do strange things to us.
" the past decade of early bloomers has been the exception." That should have read "...the exception since 1970." There have been plenty of other pre-satellite decades where at least one named storm occurred before June (e.g., see https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/early-season-major-hurricanes).
Looking at the graph as-is, it would seem there is a long-term trend since 1970 towards an earlier start date for the first named storm, which would fit with warmer sea temperatures. If we get past June 14 in 2024, and it appears as though we will, then I think it is safe to say the year has been unusually calm to start. That requires an explanation.