2023 Winter Weather Preparedness Week
2023 Winter Weather Preparedness Week is the National Weather Service (NWS)initiative to prepare the public for hazardous weather. At the end of hurricane season, which is November 30 ,each year, the NWS asks Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors (like me), emergency...
Rainy – Thanksgiving Week Across the Country
The U.S. will have wet weather as we approach Thanksgiving. Meteorologists say a very heavy rain system will move from California to the Midwest over the weekend. The rain will continue to move to the Northeast by Thanksgiving and there is a possibility of snow in the...
My book was featured at the National Women Studies Association Conference
This week's Blog post highlights a distinguished recognition by The National Women's Studies Association (NSWA). My book, 'The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Black Women Survivors Resilience and Recovery' was celebrated at the National Women...
Do you have a family disaster ‘Text Tree’?
What's a text tree? It's a quick way to communicate with family and friends during an emegency. To create your family disaster text tree here's what you need to do: 1) write down the names and numbers of family and friends in one text message, 2) choose two family...
3 things you need in your emergency kit.
Floods, thunderstorms, and hurricanes are reminders to get key items ready before the next storm. Forecasters expect cooler weather, rain, and flooding in the northeast over the coming days. Here's what you need to have in your kit: 1) a flashlight with working...
Check out the WAZE app to avoid flooded streets during the Wet Weather
A tropical storm is moving from the Gulf of Mexico today through Sunday. Then, the system will move up the Eastern Seaboard and cause heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding. To keep you and your family safe, get alerts by using the WAZE app to avoid flooded streets....
Latest Update on Hurricane Lee
Now - Tropical Storm Lee is moving along the Eastern seaboard. The National Hurricane Center says, although downgraded from a hurricane, Lee still has sustained winds of 70 mph and is moving north at 16 mph through New England into Canada. Lee made landfall in Nova...
Category 5 Hurricane Lee will approach land in a few days
Hurricane Lee is the 1st category 5 storm with wind speeds of 160 mph this season. Right now, Lee is spinning near the Caribbean islands moving west-northwest in the Atlantic Ocean and should restrengthen early next week. Forecasters anticipate a northward turn in a...
A very special friend and soldier is now with our Lord in heaven.
It's hard to write this Blog post because since 2011, I've spent day-after-day with Conner. We traveled to his hometown, my home state, many airforce bases, and other destinations in the U.S. together. I'll always remember our conversations about Habitat, disabled...
