Tornadoes, rainstorms, and flooding are reminders to get your Hurricane Kit together before the next disaster. The 2023 Hurricane Season started June 1. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expect stormy weather to continue this week. Get your...
Uncle Richard is soaring with a new pair of wings. Born in Jim Crow Mississippi, he moved to Flint, married, raised a family, experienced scary and glorious adventures, retired from ‘The Shop’ etc…. Along his 78-year journey, I remember my family...
The 2023 Hurricane Season has its first system: Tropical Storm Arlene. Right now, Arlene is churning in the Gulf of Mexico with 39+ mph winds. Forecasters expect Arlene to pick up speed with heavy rain as she approaches Florida this weekend. If you live near a coastal...
The Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1. Officials have released the list of 21 possible names for the season. The names alternate between female and male. The expected number of systems is 14 with 7 named storms and 3 major hurricanes. If the season is...
It’s said that a picture or video is worth a million words. I spent the day touring Chesapeake Virginia ‘Parks and Lakes’. The tour included six locations, but two special places were Oak Grove Lake Park clear sandy beach and Lake Lisa at North West River...
Now is a good time to create your family disaster communications plan or a text tree to check in with family members. Here’s how it works: 1) write down the names and numbers of family and friends, don’t just keep them on your phone because during an emergency you may...