Preparing for Hurricane Issac
It's on every mind...Hurricane Issac 2012. We may not get a direct hit here in St.Tammany Parish but it seems are dear friends in Florida may face the blunt on the storm. Mandeville, Covington an Slidell will see high water from the surge of Lake Pontchartrain. Know one really knows where Hurricane Issac will go but one thing is for certain, life as we know it will not be the same for a few days.
Electricity will go out in many locations. Gas stations, grocery stores, large suppliers such as Lowes and Home Debot loose electricity so be prepared. As a native Tennesseean I have experienced the impact several tornados and now after many years in Louisiana learn the wrath of Hurricanes. So Lets be prepared.
Hurricane Issac Preparation List:
- Water - 1 gallon per person per day.
- Get a Weather radio that winds to charge.
- Batteries...D for big flashlights
- Generator
- Work Gloves
- Coolers
- Dry Ice
- Propane for gas grill - You can cook anything on a gas grill
- Ice
- Fill Up Your Vehicles Now
- First aid kit - Hope you never have to use it.
- Fill Bathtubs - If your going to ride it out fill up bath tubs. You'll need it to flush commodes
- Two way radios - $30 at Academy Sports
- Fill your medical prescriptions
- Vehicle cell phone charger
- Toiletries
- 5 days of food & beverage: Water,Wine - dry, canned, beans and tuna have good protein
- Hand held mechanical can opener
- Cash - ATM's run on electricity
- Matches, Candles, Fire extinguisher
Keep, Safe when in doubt get out.
