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HURRICANE HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF WITH...

Mr. Prepared Reveals How a Century of Preparation Saved Lives!

In 1900, the worst weather disaster to ever hit the United States struck in early September. A giant Category 4 hurricane – forever anonymous, since they didn’t name hurricanes at that time – with sustained winds of over 130 mph struck Galveston, Texas, with storm surges of 8 to 15 feet – sweeping over the island and leaving over 8000 residents dead.

In 2008, Hurricane Ike, with winds of over 110 mph and a storm surge of 12 feet, hit Galveston all over again. Forecasters warned of “certain death” if residents didn’t leave. Many didn’t – and many did not survive. But the dead and missing this time totaled less than 500, even though the storm was almost equally as powerful.

I’m Mr. Prepared, here to tell you the big difference between these two horrific scenarios – preparation.

Back in 1900, weather forecasting was not yet a very accurate science and, of course, you wouldn’t get far turning on that TV that hadn’t been invented yet to see pictures from that satellite that nobody back then ...read more

HURRICANE EVACUATION SECRETS...

Mr. Prepared Reveals First Hand Advice From Gustav Survivors!

 Well, everyone expected Hurricane Gustav had the potential to be worse than Katrina’s devastation three years ago.  Fortunately, it wasn’t.  But plenty of damage was done – and history was made again!

I’m Mr. Prepared and, so far, Gustav has been the peak of an incredibly active hurricane season.  It started with Dolly drenching South Texas, continued with Fay dumping up to five feet of water over a week in Florida and just recently saw Gustav barreling towards New Orleans, causing the biggest evacuation ever seen of that city – it was estimated that only 10,000 residents remained in their homes, out of a population of over 250,000! 

Now, as I write this, three other storms are building – Hanna, Ike and Josephine.  What happens with that terrible trio, we can’t be certain about.  What we can obviously see, though, is that, as all the major weather agencies predicted, this is certainly one of the busier hurricane seasons in recent years.

You can’t know what it’s like to have to deal with an evacuation order and leave behind your home ...read more

THE BIGGEST AMERICAN FLOOD DISASTERS...

Mr. Prepared Says Floods Can Create Incredible Chaos!

 When we think of the most harmful natural disasters, we tend to concentrate on big storms like hurricanes and tornadoes, or the destructive power of a large, unexpected earthquake or tsunami.  Floods, however, should never be underestimated – and should always be prepared for!

I’m Mr. Prepared, here to talk about just how huge and horrific floods can be.  What’s interesting about floods is almost every other natural disaster can actually lead to flooding.  Hurricanes, of course, can flood areas with their torrential rains, earthquakes can cause levees and dams to fail, and tsunamis obviously bring in a huge wave of water that covers an entire region.

Since 1900, over 10,000 people have lost their lives in flooding in the United States alone.  The once-in-five-hundred-years Midwest floods this past June alone was responsible for thirteen fatalities and caused tens of billions of dollars of damage.  And of course, in 2005, the flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina caused roughly 1500 deaths in the New Orleans area, with over 700 people still reported as missing. 

The biggest, longest and most ...read more