SEVERE WEATHER

SURVIVAL GUIDE
KEEPING YOU SAFE THIS STORM SEASON

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CASANOVA NURSE
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST

The hurricane season of 2020 was remarkable for several reasons,

not just related to meteorological phenomena.

The first pandemic of the modern era forced us to reassess what

it meant to be safe in a tropical storm situation, reimagining
where and how we seek shelter and how to remain healthy. A
few everyday supplies were occasionally difficult to get, which
added to the usual stress preparedness efforts can create.

It didn't help matters that the storms gathered early for the sixth
year in a row and seemed to roll onto the map from a conveyor
belt in the following months.

Getting 30 named systems in 2020 caused a run on the normal

list of names, resorting to the Greek alphabet to identify storms
for only the second time in history. Even among those, two Greek
letter names had to be retired because of their excessive
strength and impacts on areas where they hit.

Despite all the storms that criss-crossed the Gulf, the only county
along the entire stretch of shoreline that did not receive a single
tropical storm watch or warning was Wakulla County.

Even with a high number of storms, a direct hurricane strike in our

local area isn't guaranteed. But regardless of how many or how
few storms form, or what public health hazards lurk, being ready
for anything nature throws our way is a critical part of getting
through a storm situation with as little impact as possible.

CASANOVA NURSE
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST
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