Hurricane Season - Preparing Your Home and Hurricane Insurance Claim
By Bruce Peters
A hurricane watch is issued when the possibility exists that a portion of the coast could experience hurricane conditions within 36 hours. A hurricane warning is issued when conditions indicate that the area will see sustained hurricane force winds (74mph+) within 24 hours.
A hurricane watch should trigger you family's hurricane plan into action and measures to protect your property should be initiated. This includes retrofitting your home, preparing to file a hurricane insurance claim in the future, and other actions that may require extra time to be completed.
After you have done all that you can to secure your home and secured all items that you will need for you and your family's personal safety, it is recommended that you do an inventory room by room with photographs or camcorder. It is not necessary to have film developed at this time as long as it is kept in a safe spot. These pictures can be developed following the storm should they be needed for your hurricane insurance claim.
This is an important step and can have a tremendous impact on your hurricane insurance claim process. Before and after pictures can show the true devastation of your home, caused by the storm.
If you do not have a good digital camera, it is recommended that you purchase at least four disposable cameras for insurance pictures. You should use two for taking pictures before the hurricane and have at least two for taking pictures of any damage following the storm.
Filing your hurricane insurance claim should not be complicated if you have documented the property and damage well and are familiar with what your policy covers. Some homeowners have recently had trouble filing their hurricane insurance claims, so be sure to know how to find a reputable lawyer in your area should your claim be denied unfairly.
For more information on filing a hurricane insurance claim, visit http://www.insuranceclaimaid.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bruce_Peters
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Will it Be a Mild Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season? Some Scientists Say Yes By Lance Winslow
Will it Be a Mild Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season? Some Scientists Say Yes
By Lance Winslow Platinum Quality Author
Lance Winslow
Lance Winslow
Level: Platinum
Greetings to Everyone, I am a retired Franchisor, Business Consultant, Philantropist and I run a Think Tank, as well as do a lot of Traveling, ... ...
The NOAA Hurricane Forecasters believe that the 2009 Atlantic Tropical Season starting with "Ana" is going to be a mild one. Those who live within the reach of destruction are some 38 million Americans that sincerely hope they are right. Of course, history shows them not to be very good at projecting such predictions in the past, and although they often get close, they are also often way off in their initial assessments. Hurricane Season Officially starts on June 1 each year, so here we are again.
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration NOAA is predicting 14 named tropical storms from now through September when Hurricane Season officially ends. Haiti has already seen some major precipitation just prior to Hurricane seasons resulting in massive flooding, and so if this is an indication of things to come, it could be a wet and wild ride for the Caribbean. The weatherologists also believe that of these fourteen named storms Seven will reach Hurricane Strength of one through three categories.
The 2008 Hurricane Season was pretty active with 8 Hurricanes and 16 named storms, and so the question remains; is FEMA ready, and is the Obama Administration up for the task? We've had some turbulent economic times, and now we face Hurricane Season, so we shall see. If the scientists and NOAA are correct and this is a mild Hurricane Season, well, that's a good thing, as the United States could sure use a break from the crisis we have been experiencing lately in our civilization. So, please consider all this and if you live in a risky area, it's time to prepare.
Lance Winslow - Lance Winslow's Bio. Lance Winslow is also Founder of the Detail Guys, a cool little Franchise Company; http://www.detailguys.com/founder.shtml/.
By Lance Winslow Platinum Quality Author
Lance Winslow
Lance Winslow
Level: Platinum
Greetings to Everyone, I am a retired Franchisor, Business Consultant, Philantropist and I run a Think Tank, as well as do a lot of Traveling, ... ...
The NOAA Hurricane Forecasters believe that the 2009 Atlantic Tropical Season starting with "Ana" is going to be a mild one. Those who live within the reach of destruction are some 38 million Americans that sincerely hope they are right. Of course, history shows them not to be very good at projecting such predictions in the past, and although they often get close, they are also often way off in their initial assessments. Hurricane Season Officially starts on June 1 each year, so here we are again.
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration NOAA is predicting 14 named tropical storms from now through September when Hurricane Season officially ends. Haiti has already seen some major precipitation just prior to Hurricane seasons resulting in massive flooding, and so if this is an indication of things to come, it could be a wet and wild ride for the Caribbean. The weatherologists also believe that of these fourteen named storms Seven will reach Hurricane Strength of one through three categories.
The 2008 Hurricane Season was pretty active with 8 Hurricanes and 16 named storms, and so the question remains; is FEMA ready, and is the Obama Administration up for the task? We've had some turbulent economic times, and now we face Hurricane Season, so we shall see. If the scientists and NOAA are correct and this is a mild Hurricane Season, well, that's a good thing, as the United States could sure use a break from the crisis we have been experiencing lately in our civilization. So, please consider all this and if you live in a risky area, it's time to prepare.
Lance Winslow - Lance Winslow's Bio. Lance Winslow is also Founder of the Detail Guys, a cool little Franchise Company; http://www.detailguys.com/founder.shtml/.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Hurricane season off to a typically slow start
Hurricane season off to a typically slow start
2009 ATLANTIC HURRICANE NAMES
Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda
Source: National Hurricane Center
By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The first month of the Atlantic hurricane season ended with a whimper Tuesday: No named tropical storms or hurricanes formed in June.
However, that's not unusual, as the average date of the first named storm doesn't occur until July 10, according to Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Feltgen also reports that the average date of the first Atlantic hurricane is Aug. 14.
Since the naming of storms began in 1953, the latest an Atlantic storm has formed was Anita on Aug. 29, 1977. On average, based on records that go back to 1851, a tropical storm forms every other June in the Atlantic basin, which also encompasses the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration predicted in May that there would be nine to 14 named storms in the Atlantic this year, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5).
A quiet June doesn't necessarily presage a quiet remainder to the season, reminds Feltgen. In 2004, a year that had 15 named storms — including Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne — the first storm didn't form until July 31.
2009 ATLANTIC HURRICANE NAMES
Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda
Source: National Hurricane Center
By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
The first month of the Atlantic hurricane season ended with a whimper Tuesday: No named tropical storms or hurricanes formed in June.
However, that's not unusual, as the average date of the first named storm doesn't occur until July 10, according to Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Feltgen also reports that the average date of the first Atlantic hurricane is Aug. 14.
Since the naming of storms began in 1953, the latest an Atlantic storm has formed was Anita on Aug. 29, 1977. On average, based on records that go back to 1851, a tropical storm forms every other June in the Atlantic basin, which also encompasses the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration predicted in May that there would be nine to 14 named storms in the Atlantic this year, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5).
A quiet June doesn't necessarily presage a quiet remainder to the season, reminds Feltgen. In 2004, a year that had 15 named storms — including Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne — the first storm didn't form until July 31.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
