Hurricanes – Understand the Dangers

4. Strong wind: wind speed is 74 miles per hour to 155 miles per hour. Loose things make a deadly projectile.

5. Inland Floods: Associated storms can flood hundreds of miles from the coast and account for 60% of hurricane-related deaths

Effective preparation should take into account how each danger affects your family and then take measures to mitigate its impact

- Basic repair and cleaning tools (plastic cloth, nail, tape, hammer, shovel, chain saw etc)

- Put important documents in plastic bags or flash drives (the list of important documents is in "Family-oriented Disaster Countermeasure Manual").

More specifically - this is where many people fail to prepare for hurricanes - cleaning and cleaning outdoor areas is the key to hurricane safety. Flying objects are the biggest hazards at high winds. To prevent injuries, please keep outdoor furniture, garbage cans and remove branches and broken branches that fell before the storm. However, one of the things you should not do when preparing a hurricane is to paste X in the window. In fact, when the window ruptures, it could create large pieces of glass, making the storm more dangerous. Instead, please shut down the shutter or close the curtains and blinds

Storm surge was the main cause of death during Hurricane Katrina. In fact, it may be the most dangerous part of any hurricane, and it depends only partly on wind speed (the side of the storm on which the hurricane category depends). This happens when a strong wind approaching a hurricane pushes water onto the shore. For example, in 2008, Hurricane Ike triggered a massive storm surge near Galveston the day before landing. The rising water blocked the evacuation route to hundreds of people. Recently, the National Hurricane Center issued a stern warning to the storm surge caused by the hurricane Irma, the most violent storm that devastated the Atlantic.

Hurricanes are not only storms but also very dangerous. The main dangers of storms are rain / floods, strong winds, occasional tornados, debris from buildings and nature (ie trees), and storm surges. Storm surges can range from 50 to 100 miles. These surges can be dangerous than any other danger because they may destroy the entire community near the sea. The deaths of 9 out of 10 people were caused by this surge, and 17 people died of hurricane only in the United States. The most deadly hurricane in American history occurred in Galveston Island, known as the Texas Storm in 1900. This is a category 4 hurricane that killed more than 6,000 people.