The community is encouraged to take precautions and prepare for the upcoming storm season. View the following tips for helpful resources and tricks on how to be storm ready:
- Clean gutters and catch basins of debris and leaves. Help keep our creeks and Bays clean by never dumping in the catch basin.
- For property owners with natural creek beds on their property, clear creek beds of debris.
- Build a storm kit: Keep needed emergency supplies in your home, at work, and in your car and discuss emergency plans with your family.
- Build a sandbag wall to channel water to a drain or a gutter.
- Have plywood, plastic sheeting, and other emergency building materials available in advance and keep handy for waterproofing.
- Know your flood zone designation and your specific flood hazard. Obtain flood insurance if you are in a high-risk flood area. Homeowner insurance policies do not cover flood damage.
- Plan in advance to assist your neighbors or have them help you.