How to Prepare for Hurricane Season

Published: Sat, 04/22/17

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Some parts of Florida are still recovering from our dust-up with Hurricane Matthew last year (here's my recap) but this year's hurricane season is fast approaching (June 1), and just this week we got our first named storm, a rarity for April. 

Today's article from the archives gives some good tips on what Florida residents should do to prepare in advance of a hurricane. I've been here 38 years and lived through several, but I was scrambling to find this article as Matthew approached last year.  

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