{"id":21615,"date":"2013-05-29T10:53:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T14:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=21615"},"modified":"2013-05-29T10:53:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T14:53:39","slug":"2013-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=21615","title":{"rendered":"2013 Hurricane Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hurricane season officially begins on June 1st<\/sup> and ends November 30th<\/sup>. U. S. weather forecasters predict an extremely active season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said there is a 70% likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms, of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes, including 3 to 6 major hurricanes.<\/p>\n

This year, the theme is: \u201cSurvive, Thrive, Stay Alive.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As you prepare for the hurricane season, several items should be included in your survival kit. Some of those basic items are:<\/p>\n

Water<\/strong> — at least 1 gallon per day, per person for drinking and sanitation<\/p>\n

Food — <\/strong>Every home should have enough non-perishable food to last 3 to 7 days<\/p>\n

Radios — <\/strong>Battery-operated or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both<\/p>\n

Flashlight<\/strong> and extra batteries<\/p>\n

First Aid Kit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whistle<\/strong> to signal for help<\/p>\n

Dust mask <\/strong>to help filter contaminated air<\/p>\n

Moist towlettes<\/strong>, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation<\/p>\n

Wrench or pliers<\/strong> to turn off utilities<\/p>\n

Can opener<\/strong> for food<\/p>\n

Clothing<\/strong> for each family member<\/p>\n

Cash<\/strong> \u2013 if the electricity is out, ATMs will not work<\/p>\n

Toys, Books and Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cell Phone<\/strong> — fully charged cell phone with extra battery and charger<\/p>\n

Vehicle — <\/strong>fill tanks before the storm<\/p>\n

Fire extinguisher:<\/strong> small canister, ABC type<\/p>\n

Compass <\/strong>and local map<\/p>\n

Matches <\/strong>in a waterproof container<\/p>\n

Important family documents <\/strong>kept in a waterproof, portable container<\/p>\n

If you live in an evacuation zone — LEAVE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pets <\/strong>— Make arrangements for pets in advance<\/p>\n

Special Needs Shelters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hillsborough County provides a shelter program for those residents requiring special medically related care. Special needs shelters will be available for persons requiring more skilled medical care than available in a public shelter, but not a hospital.<\/p>\n

If this type of extended care is needed, contact the Hillsborough Info Line at 813-272-5900<\/strong> to be considered for registration into this program.<\/p>\n

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Hurricane season officially begins on June 1st and ends November 30th. U. S. weather forecasters predict an extremely active season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said there is a 70% likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms, of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes, including 3 to 6 major hurricanes. This year, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}