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Garage doors sold and installed in Florida are required to meet certain standards of wind resistance. There was even a time when garage doors had to be reinforced with special beams and supports whenever an area was under a hurricane watch. If you have a newer garage door that’s designed for wind resistance you […]

In Florida during hurricane season mold and mildew can begin developing in as little as 24 to 48 hours after water damage. The water damage doesn’t necessarily have to be from storm surge or wind-driven rain from a hurricane. The benefit of storm-related water damage is it’s obviousness. Other types of water damage can […]

Tropical storm Elsa was officially upgraded to Hurricane Elsa on Tuesday night as maximum windspeeds clocked in at 75 mph. That makes Hurricane Elsa the first real Florida hurricane in the 2021 hurricane season. By the time the Elsa made landfall near Fish Creek, Florida it had thankfully been downgraded to a tropical storm […]

Yes – the moon is largely responsible for the Earth’s tides. A full moon can effectively amplify the storm surge and waves that accompany a hurricane. How the Moon Affects the Tides The only reason we have high tides and low tides is because of gravitational pull from the moon and the sun. To […]

If you’re one of Florida’s many boat owners, you might be asking yourself, “How do I protect my boat from hurricanes?” There are a few ways to approach boat hurricane preparedness. First you need to decide whether you’re going to secure your boat on land or in the water. Your decision may depend on […]

Despite being landlocked, Colorado State University is home to some of the nation’s foremost experts on hurricanes and hurricane season activity. Each year experts and meteorologists around the country turn to CSU’s hurricane activity forecasts for estimates on activity in the upcoming hurricane season. CSU recently released their updated numbers for the 2021 Atlantic […]

Every state in the country, and the federal government, has emergency declaration laws and funds. Emergency declaration funds are literally rainy-day funds. They can only be accessed if officials formally declare a state of emergency, and in Florida that’s most frequently when a hurricane makes landfall or passes nearby. Governors aren’t the only officials […]

Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in the Florida Keys as a catastrophically powerful Category 4 hurricane before hitting the mainland as a Category 3, caused roughly $50 billion of damage. Florida’s operating budget, as a state, was around $80 billion when Hurricane Irma hit. A truly massive storm that has the unfortunate distinction of […]

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