{"id":2970,"date":"2021-06-17T10:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2021-06-17T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:34:41","slug":"hurricane-season-is-coming-heres-what-you-should-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/hurricane-season-is-coming-heres-what-you-should-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Season is Coming &#8211; Here\u2019s What You Should Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hurricanes have been known to leave behind great damage where they make an appearance. Here in the state of Connecticut, over the last few years, the large, swirling storms have ripped through areas of the state uprooting trees and taking home roofs right off. Much of this damage is caused by the over 74 mph wind strengths caused by these storms. In fact, the greater the strength of the wind speeds in a hurricane, the different categories that it will fall under. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a brief look at the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane\nScale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Category 1 <\/strong>(74-95 mph)<\/li><li><strong>Category 2 <\/strong>(96-110 mph)<\/li><li><strong>Category 3<\/strong> (111-129 mph)<\/li><li><strong>Category 4:<\/strong> (130-156 mph) <\/li><li><strong>Category 5:<\/strong> 157 mph)<br>\n<br>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurricane season in Connecticut runs from June\n1 to Nov. 30. Here are the things you should be doing to get ready! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assess Hurricane Risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To know if you or your home are at risk\nfor hurricanes it\u2019s important to find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation\nzone. Many of these areas will have posted signs and other warnings for the\npublic. Even if your home is not in one of these areas, we\u2019ve seen lots of\nsudden storm surges happening inland too in recent years. If you live in a\nwooded area or a part of the state that\u2019s usually hit hard during hurricane\nseason be sure you\u2019re prepared with supplies and an emergency plan if disaster\nstrikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review\/Update Insurance Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While you\u2019re thinking about how to get\nprepared for hurricane season, it\u2019s important to also review and update your\nhome insurance policies so there is no question about what is covered and how\nmuch of your property can be put toward a claim should storm damage occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understand Any New COVID CDC\nGuidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people who live in hurricane-prone\nareas are already aware of the steps needed to protect their homes and how to\nevacuate safely if needed. However, with COVID-19 restrictions not completely\nlifted yet, it may make sense to review with local officials what the CDC is\nsaying for health and safety precautions for emergency evacuations in case\nthere are any changes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricanes have been known to leave behind great damage where they make an appearance. Here in the state of Connecticut, over the last few years, the large, swirling storms have ripped through areas of the state uprooting trees and taking home roofs right off. Much of this damage is caused by the over 74 mph [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homeowners-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2972,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2970\/revisions\/2972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}