FLORIDA GOVERNOR GIVES UPDATE AHEAD OF HURRICANE MILTON ARRIVAL...

by Sundance at The Conservative Treehouse

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just finished giving an update on preparations ahead of Hurricane Milton. Replay Video Below. There are multiple mandatory evacuations taking place along the western coast of Florida.

Milton came on the scene on Saturday as a tropical storm. Early Monday morning, Milton kicked off a rapid intensification starting as a Category 2 storm. By noon, the storm had strengthened to a large Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. Florida state preparations are ongoing.

The update begins at 1:37 – WATCH:

This is a comment by a viewer that’s worth reading –

@weshallbesaved5137

8 hours ago

Some tips from someone who not only has lived through hurricanes, has been a volunteer fire fighter and now works to help prepare and respond to disasters. Obviously evacuating if possible but if you can’t. Fill buckets, bath tub and any containers with clean water while you still have power, the water can be used to flush toilets and was dishes. Shut off your gas/ propane if you are staying at your house-do it outside at the supply line. When you lose power, turn off all your breakers, leave one on for a single light or outlet somewhere so you know power has come back. The reason why to turn off is that appliances can be ruined with the power surging (intermittent power, or large load, when power is restored, just turn one breaker on at a time). Secure all outdoor items. IF you have a swimming pool and no storage for chairs-throw them in the pool. Get garden hoses into storage. Tie any items you can’t place securely inside to a tree, post or something. Prevent as much debris as possible from blowing up against your home. This goes for trash cans also. Make sure you have flashlights with batteries readily available, charge your cell phones now and keep them charged until you lose power. Update your family and friend contacts before and after the storm, don’t wait for someone to ask if you are ok. If you weren’t able to board up windows and doors, make sure you have a safe interior space in your home for the occupants, including pets-they will need you calm/be their rock. Have a go bag-this means all important documents, laptop, keys, any insurance info. flash light, etc. along with pet leash, harnesses, food for them and you, along with water, bowls, snacks etc. Please don’t wait until the last minute.

This is an excellent list… but we need to add another for owners of electrical vehicles and lithium battery owners. Salt water intrusion causes them to catch fire. So they should not be stored in the home if there’s a possibility of salt water intrusion. This is a new one for our increasingly lithium battery powered society.

Yes, securing all your legal documents is paramount Getting one of those burn-water proof folder packs is probably a good idea if there’s enough time to go shopping…