Charlotte Radford's Blog – August 2011 Archive (2)

I thought it might be useful to list some links related to hurricanes:

The granddaddy of them all...NOAA....tracking Irene:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#IRENE

Hurricane preparedness for the home:  http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/hurricanes.html

Securing a boat for a hurricane: …

It is looking more and more like Irene won't hit Florida directly, and so it looks like O Town is spared this time.   To all those people in NC who are looking at an incoming devastating storm, I offer my prayers.  Preparation is the key, as I am sure everyone knows. 

We always keep emergency items in our house.  There are always batteries (assorted sizes), at least 10 gallons of water, and food for at least a week.  We have a radio that is our "hurricane radio".  It…