Time to get ready for the 2010 hurricane season! In April and May many States and Municipalities in the Southeast start their public campaign to ready the public and properties for the upcoming tropical season. Updated information regarding emergency contact numbers, shelter locations and local regulations are usually broadcast via news, the internet and by mail.
Many towns urge their property owners to perform and complete all outdoor maintenance, such as major tree trimming and removal of vegetation, along with the installation of any new shutter material before June 1st.
This is also a good time to review your homeowners and flood insurance policies – make any necessary changes before the start of the season. You agent will not be able to make changes once a named storm is headed your way. Updating your home inventory, along with taking pictures/videos of your home and belongings to store in a safe place is another step in pre-season preparation.
Okay, now here are the names:
Alex, Bonnie, Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Igor, Julia, Karl, Lisa, Matthew, Nicole, Otto, Paula, Richard, Shary, Tomas, Virginie, Walter
If you recognize some of the names as being repeats from previous years you are right. Unless they are retired, names will repeat when they run through the set of names, which is approximately every six years. A hurricane name is retired (and replaced with a new name) if the storm associated with that name was especially costly/deadly, out of respect.









