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National Hurricane Preparedness Week: May 5-11, 2024Be ready for hurricane season. Take action TODAY to be better prepared for when the worst happens. Understand your risk from hurricanes, and begin pre-season preparations now. Make sure you understand how to interpret forecasts and alerts, and know what to do before, during, and after a storm. #southgroup https://lnkd.in/e3D6KdNQ

BirdsEyeView Hurricane Beryl Update 08.07.24 As of 09:00 UTC Beryl is impacting the Texas coast (8 July) with damaging hurricane-force winds (80 mph), prompting a Hurricane Warning from Mesquite Bay to Port Bolivar. Significant flash and urban flooding is expected across the middle and upper Texas Gulf Coast and eastern Texas today into tonight. Beryl regained hurricane strength at 04:00 UTC, with Doppler radar and aircraft data showing continued intensification until landfall. Moving northward at 10 mph, Beryl will shift northeastward over the next 12 hours, accelerating across the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley. The storm will weaken rapidly inland, becoming a tropical storm soon and a tropical depression within 24 hours, before merging with a frontal system over the Mississippi Valley and transitioning to an extratropical low. The new forecast track is similar to the previous one, with Beryl expected to dissipate between 72-96 hours.

READ FULL ALERT: https://lnkd.in/esCr4-z2 Hurricane Beryl, currently a Category 5 Hurricane, is tracking northwestward over the Caribbean Sea, following landfall over Grenada early July 1, with the system expected to pass just south of Jamaica July 3. If you have to ride out the storm, please follow the advice below to stay safe during and after a hurricane. For hurricane preparedness tips and to learn more about the 2024 Atlantic and Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook, read the blog now: https://lnkd.in/etvx5MHD. #WeatherRiskManagement #RiskIntelligence

BirdsEyeView Hurricane Beryl Update 08.07.24 As of 09:00 UTC Beryl is impacting the Texas coast (8 July) with damaging hurricane-force winds (80 mph), prompting a Hurricane Warning from Mesquite Bay to Port Bolivar. Significant flash and urban flooding is expected across the middle and upper Texas Gulf Coast and eastern Texas today into tonight. Beryl regained hurricane strength at 04:00 UTC, with Doppler radar and aircraft data showing continued intensification until landfall. Moving northward at 10 mph, Beryl will shift northeastward over the next 12 hours, accelerating across the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley. The storm will weaken rapidly inland, becoming a tropical storm soon and a tropical depression within 24 hours, before merging with a frontal system over the Mississippi Valley and transitioning to an extratropical low. The new forecast track is similar to the previous one, with Beryl expected to dissipate between 72-96 hours.

This week is a good reminder of how important it is to have a plan for hurricane season. Take some time this week to make sure you have a hurricane evacuation plan. The first thing you need to do is find out if you live in a storm surge hurricane evacuation zone or if you’re in a home that would be unsafe during a hurricane. If you are, figure out where you’d go and how you’d get there if told to evacuate. You do not need to travel hundreds of miles. Identify someone, perhaps a friend or relative who doesn’t live in an evacuation zone or unsafe home, and coordinate with them to use their home as your evacuation destination. Be sure to account for your pets, as most local shelters do not permit them. Put the plan in writing for you and those you care about. Get more ideas at: hurricanes.gov/prepare #HurricanePreparedness #Storms

The forecasts are in: The 2024 hurricane season is predicted to be above normal, and the greater Houston region must prepare accordingly. While nobody knows for certain how many of these predicted storms will form and where they will go if they do, keeping supplies on hand and a plan in place early can help you and your family stay safe should a tropical storm or hurricane threaten our region. Learn more about how the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance is working to promote readiness and recovery at disasteralliance.org. United Way of Greater Houston #DerechoRecovery #HoustonDerecho

Understanding Hurricane Categories Category Five = Winds 157 mph or higher. Catastrophic damage will occur: A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months. The Keys Hurricane of 1935 and Andrew of 1992 made landfall in South Florida as Category Five hurricanes. Source: https://lnkd.in/gmnwW-7M Join the AHIMTA and help us Inspire Excellence in Incident Management: https://lnkd.in/g_evKpSd

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification and the unprecedented timing of such a powerful storm highlight a growing trend in hurricane behavior. This phenomenon, where a storm’s strength significantly increases within a short period, is becoming alarmingly frequent. With the 2024 hurricane season in full swing, preparedness and resilience measures are critical. Read more about hurricane rapid intensification and how you can stay safe: https://zurl.co/H5l9 #HurricaneSeason #EmergencyManagement #DisasterPreparedness

Hurricane Beryl marks an unprecedented beginning to this year’s Atlantic hurricane season as both the earliest Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane on record. The storm has already devastated communities across the Caribbean, especially St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Jamaica, and made landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula near Cancun yesterday. Team Rubicon’s International Team is working to partner with local communities that may need our help. Meanwhile, the anticipated path of Hurricane Beryl has shifted northwest toward Texas and is expected to make landfall by the end of the weekend. There is an increased risk of hurricane force winds and life-threatening storm surge in portions of northeastern Mexico and the Texas Coast late Sunday into Monday. Heavy rainfall with potential flooding and possible damaging winds are expected in the Texas Gulf Coast and eastern Texas beginning late Sunday through the midweek. There is also a threat of life-threatening rip currents throughout the weekend across the Texas Gulf Coast. Team Rubicon’s domestic teams are preparing for landfall, with more than 16,000 local Texan Greyshirts standing by to help their neighbors. We will keep you updated on our potential response as we continue to monitor Beryl’s path. Donate now to fuel our response: https://lnkd.in/eiyaMR9U #HurricaneBeryl #Hurricanes

Understanding Hurricane Categories Category Five = Winds 157 mph or higher. Catastrophic damage will occur: A high percentage of framed homes will be destroyed, with total roof failure and wall collapse. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months. Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months. The Keys Hurricane of 1935 and Andrew of 1992 made landfall in South Florida as Category Five hurricanes. Source: https://lnkd.in/g_KpbkQg Join the AHIMTA and help us Inspire Excellence in Incident Management: https://lnkd.in/eHdNaCE