Preparing for a storm? Don't make this error.
The system will bring life-threatening hazards like storm surges, flooding, and catastrophic winds to the region when it makes landfall midweek.. But if you’re a Floridian or know someone who is, do not let storm fatigue prevent you or a loved one from taking action this time. This extremely dangerous new storm is set to be a historic event.
Take it from the experts who study hurricanes for a living. HuffPost asked meteorologists about the deadliest mistakes people make before a hurricane strikes. Here’s what they said, plus some other errors to avoid.Storm surge, or what happens when a hurricane’s strong onshore winds push a sudden rise of tidal water onto coastal areas, is the top reason people die in hurricanes,
Sometimes, panicked residents may want to drive far to escape the storm, but since Milton is affecting the entire Floridian peninsula, this is a misguided goal, Flannery said. Instead, Flannery said, it is better to evacuate to a shelter outside of a flood evacuation zone, which may not be as far as you think.
“It takes only about six inches to drag a car away,” Trujillo Falcón said. Walking or driving through floodwaters is also dangerous, because that water may also be electrically charged from downed power lines,Besides the fatal effects of storm surge and heavy rainfall, people should be aware of two common hurricane misconceptions that are harmful to believe, according to meteorologists:“People think ‘I survived the last storm, I’ll be fine this time.
“Nobody really alive today is going to have any frame of reference to compare this to,” he said. “And it makes it difficult to be able to fathom the scope of what that actually could mean as far as impacts go.”that you might see are a collection of 20 to 40 models that visualize where each individual storm track may go, Ryglicki explained. But do not rely on a single projected path that a forecast model suggests. “The Hurricane Center doesn’t even do that,” Ryglicki said.
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