FAMILY IS THEIR FIRST
TRIP TOGETHER.
>> Vic: THIS MONTH OUR AREA
HAS ALREADY SEEN TWO TROPICAL
STORMS A HURRICANE FOR THOSE ON
THE GULF COAST AND BECAUSE WE
ARE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON,
YOU NEED TO BE READY.
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH SO EXPERTS
WANT TO MAKE SURE IF DISASTER
STRIKES YOU ARE PREPARED.
AND FRIDAY IS NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS DAY.
SO PAY ATTENTION.
JOINING ME NOW FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER IN MIAMI IS
Dr. RICHARD NAB, THE DIRECTOR
THE CENTER AND THE PRESIDENTP
AND CEO OF THE FEDERAL ALLIANCE
FOR SAFE HOMES.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH.
I'VE COVERED TROPICAL STORMS.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED.
>>> IT IS SO 40 BE PREPARED IN
ADVANCE AND DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE
LAST MINUTE WHEN THE NEXT STORM
OR HURRICANE IS ON YOUR DOORSTEP
TO BE TAKING THE STEPS YOU NEED
TO TO GET READY.
AND EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN AFFECTED
BY SYSTEMS THIS YEAR, THE NEXT
ONE COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT.
YOU COULD EXPERIENCE WIND, WATER
OR BOTH.
THE WORST THANK YOU -- WORST
THAN YOU EVER HAVE.
WE URGE PEOPLE TO DO THINGS TOOD
TO SURVIVE THE EVENT AND RECOVER
FINANCIALLY IN THE AFTERMATH.
THAT IS WHERE INSURANCE BECOMES
A BIG PART OYOUR PREPAREDNESS
EQUATION.
>>> AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY
RELEVANT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OUR
METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING SOME
SORT OF DISTURBANCE IN THE
TROPICS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE A
TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW, POSSIBLY
EVEN A HURRICANE.
THAT?
>> WELL, WE DO HAVE THE AIR
FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLAIN THE
SYSTEM THIS MORNING.
OUTLOOKS.
WE'RE GOING THE HAVE A SYSTEM OF
SOME TYPE IN THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.
AFTER THAT.
EVERYONE IN THE GULF AND EAST
COAST OF THE U.S. COULD STILL AT
THIS.
IT IS JUST A REMINDER OF WHY SO
IMPORTANT THROUGHOUT THE
HURRICANE SEASON REALLY
THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR TO
BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT WEATHER
EVENT THAT MIGHT COME YOUR WAY.
>>> OKAY, LESS E LESLIE, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BEING PREPARED.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
US HERE IF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA CAN DO TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND
OUR PROPERTIES ARE SAFE?
>>> WELL, SAFETY FIRST.
AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT YOUR PLAN IN
PLACE FOR SAFETY, WE WANT YOU
THE HAVE AN INSURANCE CHECKUP.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE
REALIZE, WE'RE A LITTLE RUSTY
AND FORGOT WHEAN IS IN OUR
POLICY AND WHAT KIND OF
PROTECTION WE HAVE.
WE'RE ASKING EVERYONE TO CONTACT
THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY, GO
THROUGH THEIR SPECIFIC POLICY
AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHAT
THAT THEY HAVE AND DON'T HAVE.
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, FLOOD
POLICY.
IT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO BUY
SEPARATELY.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE FIND OUT TOO LATE THAT
HAPPEN.
INSIDE YOUR POLICY IN FLORIDA,
YOU MIGHT HAVE A HURRICANE
DEDUCTIBLE WHICH IS A IT WILL.
-- A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
IT WORKS DIFFERENTLY THAN A
DOLLAR VALUE DEDUCTIBLE.
VALUE.
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE AND
DIDN'T KNOW, YOU HAVE A PLAN,TO
MEET YOUR DEDUCTIBLE AND GET
YOUR REPAIRS UNDER WAY TO IF
YOU'RE HIT BY THE STORM.
ONE OF THE THING THAT THAT
HAPPENS IN ANY KIND OF DISASTER
IS IT ALSO GIVES YOU THE RETURN
ON INVESTMENT OF PEACE OF MIND.
AND IF YOU'VE GOT PEACE OF MIND,
YOU KNOW, YOU WERE NOT OUT
SHOPPING AT THE LAST MINUTE AND
WORRIED, YOU KNOW, TOP OFF YOUR
GAS INK THAT, HAVE YOUR CASH.
AND THESE ARE ALL THINGSIO
SHOULD DO AND HAVE HANDY ALL THE
TIME SO YOU JUST CAN RELAX,
WEATHER THE STORM AND THEN
FIGURE OUT HOW TO BOUNCE BACK.
>> Vic: WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO
OUR HOMES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE READY.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THESE STORMS
AS WE SAW WITH TROPICAL STORM
JULIA COULD DEVELOP AND COME OUR
WAY VERY QUICKLY.
>> THAT IS WHY WE KEEP FOLKS UP
TO DATE THROUGH OUR TROPICAL
WEATHER OUTLOOKS AND YOU'VE GOT
THE REALIZE THAT STORMS CAN FORM
ON YOUR DOORSTEP.
BUT DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING
PREPARE TODAY.
THAT IS THE MIND SET WE NEED TO
BE IN THAT YOU'RE GOING THE GET
ALL OF THIS OUT OF THE WAY WHILE
THE WEATHER IS GOOD.
THAT IS WHAT I'VE DONE WITH MY
FAMILY IN MY HOME.
AND DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO
STRENGTHEN YOUR HOME AND AT
FLASH.ORG AND THEY HAVE GOT ALL
KINDS OF DETAILS OF HOW TO MAKE
YOUR HOM STRONGER, SUPPLIES YOU
SHOULD GET, INSURANCE TIPS AND
REASONS TO GET A CHECKUP.
AND FINDING OUT IF YOU LIVE IN A
HURRICANE EVACUATION ZONE.
YOU THINK ABOUT AND DO THINGS
RELATED TO ALL THESE ACTIVITIES
NOW, YOU'LL BE READY IF
SOMETHING DOES COME YOUR WAY.
>>> PREPAREDNESS IS KEY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING
SURE THAT EVERYBODY AT HOME IS
SAFE AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND
GOOD LUCK DOWN THERE IN MIAMI A
BE OUR NEXT TROPICAL STORM OR