![]() ![]() The East Montgomery MUD 3 website will be updated, as needed, with information regarding weather and storm warnings, flood risks, and any possible impacts to facilities or drainage as a result of severe weather. If emergency authorities order you to leave or if your home is damaged, you may need to go to a shelter or a neighbor’s house. Stay in a room with no windows, or go inside a closet. Stay away from windows-you could get hurt by pieces of broken glass or flying debris during a storm.Sometimes, weather gets calm in the middle of a storm but then quickly gets bad again. Wait until you hear or see an official message that the hurricane is over. Listen to the radio or TV for updates on the hurricane.Keep your emergency supply kit in a place you can easily access.Learn more about evacuating with your pet. Contact your local emergency management office and ask if they offer accommodations for owners and their pets.Never drive through flooded areas-cars and other vehicles can be swept away or may stall in just 6 inches of moving water. Other routes might be blocked or flooded. Follow the roads that emergency workers recommend even if there’s traffic.If you have time, turn off the gas, electricity, and water. Grab your emergency supply kit and only take what you really need with you (cell phone, chargers, medicines, identification like a passport or license, and cash).If driving conditions are dangerous, staying at home might be safer than leaving. Staying home to protect your property is not worth risking your health and safety. Even sturdy, well-built houses may not hold up against a hurricane. If a hurricane is coming, you may hear an order from authorities to evacuate (leave your home). Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5 with winds of 111 mph or higher)." Typical or not, it only takes one storm to do catastrophic damage - especially if it hits the Gulf Coast.Įast Montgomery MUD 3 would like residents to consider making or refreshing their annual hurricane preparedness, and have compiled the below information and tips to review:Īlways listen to authorities regarding whether you should evacuate or stay at home. "NOAA is forecasting a range of 12 to 17 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). The official NOAA forecast calls for a "near-normal" number of storms in 2023. These factors are part of the longer-term variability in Atlantic atmospheric and oceanic conditions that are conducive to hurricane development - known as the high-activity era for Atlantic hurricanes - which have been producing more active Atlantic hurricane seasons since 1995. Those conditions include the potential for an above-normal west African monsoon, which produces African easterly waves and seeds some of the stronger and longer-lived Atlantic storms, and warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea which creates more energy to fuel storm development. While El Nino’s diminishing influence on storm development usually means lower activity, that could be offset by favorable conditions local to the tropical Atlantic Basin. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 every year, and after three hurricane seasons with La Nina present, NOAA scientists predict a high potential for El Nino to develop this summer. The third named hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed in the South Atlantic, and while there have not been any threats to Texas yet residents of the Gulf Coast should stay prepared for an active hurricane season. ![]()
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