Saturday 11pm Update Moves Ian’s Track West
The Saturday 11pm update moves Ian‘s Track to the west.
The westward movement has been the trend all day. This track makes it appear like landfall could be at the Big Bend area sometime on Thursday as a category 1 storm.
The Tampa Bay area is still in the cone of uncertainty. Remember tracks change so continue to prep for the worst and hope for the best.
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Until then, it’s quite literally the calm before the storm. This weekend’s weather in Florida will be great so the good news is there’s plenty of time to take some precautions to prepare for the high winds, flooding and power outages that Ian could bring. Earlier this week, Denis compiled a list of common sense and some creative life hacks that could be helpful to make Ian’s visit less stressful and damaging.
10 Florida Hurricane Life Hacks from Denis Phillips
Freeze a cup of water and put a coin on top.
If the coin stayed on top after the power went out, your food stayed frozen!
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Get the laundry done!
Denis points out that without air conditioning, anything dirty will start to stink your place up! And when the AC goes out, you’ll want clean sheets because you’ll be sweating a lot!
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Dig that OLD phone out.
When you know the storm’s coming charge up those laptops, and OLD phones… not just the one you use now. Old phones call still call 911!
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Fill up trash cans with water.
Use that water to flush toilets.
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Cook meat and perishable foods.
Freeze cooked food too. Denis says he loves a hardboiled egg as a snack on that first day without power.
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Backpack it!
Stuff all your important stuff in a backpack so it’s easy to grab in case you need to leave quickly.
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Hit the ATM!
If power goes out for a while or systems go down, it’ll be good to have some cash on hand.
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Lower your AC in advance!
This is certainly one I wouldn’t have thought of doing… but it makes sense. Higher temps in the room will lower the temp in your fridge to preserve those foods longer.
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Scrub!
Hit the shower just before the storm’s about to hit.
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Unplug!
Unplug your electronics because there will likely be power surges.
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