With winter fast approaching, there are several steps you can take to protect your home against the ravages of the season. If you’re watching the weather along with your wallet, these tips will keep you warm while the outside freezes over. Weather Stripping: Worn weather stripping can act as the pivotal crack in your home’s armor. By allowing heat to…Read Full Article
Winter is coming, and precious power is all that stands between you and the winter cold. When the snow starts to fall, and those delicate power lines start to carry the weight of the seasons, what will you do when the cables give out? It’s not uncommon for power to go out during a heavy snow or storm, and keeping…Read Full Article
You cannot measure the destructive force of a snowstorm in inches of powder. Though piles of snow are sure to get attention regardless of where they fall, oftentimes it’s the storms that settle over urban areas, or that mesh with other weather patterns that bring about those apocalyptic visions of swirling white. Below are the five times in history that winter…Read Full Article
With the upcoming winter season upon us, there is always more to do to defend yourself from the swirling winds and bitter cold. There are key items, important to any household, that must be accounted for and stocked before the heaviest snow starts to fall. Because when the weather starts to be frightful, wholesalers are delightful to see the droves…Read Full Article
There are few forces of nature as furious as a hurricane. The largest storm system ever, hurricanes are so large, few know their iconic spin is created by the slow rotation of the planet. Classified by the power of their wind, the strongest hurricanes can clock speeds of over 150 miles-per-hour. The untold destruction hurricanes can visit on populated areas is…Read Full Article
The Saffir-Simpson scale for categorizing hurricanes by wind strength was developed in 1971 by Robert Simpson, a meteorologist, and Herbert Saffir, a civil engineer. Simpson and Saffir recognized the need for a better system through which to communicate the magnitude of impending storms to the public, and their solution was to sort hurricanes into 5 categories based on wind strength, and, thus, potential…Read Full Article
An under-discussed aspect of extreme weather events is the severe damage that accompanying storm winds can cause to both your land and your property. At a high enough speed, wind can uproot trees, destroy mobile homes and even rip the rooftops off of structures. The following are 3 specific kinds of damaging winds that you should know about if you…Read Full Article
While we mostly focus on larger weather events, like hurricanes, on this blog, this month we thought it was important to discuss how to be prepared for another dangerous kind of weather event that happens much more frequently: the Thunderstorm. Thunderstorms can occur in isolation, as clusters or in lines. They are typified by a period of rain in one…Read Full Article
Residents of Florida are drawn here because of our state’s picturesque landscape, close proximity to the water and temperate climate. And while living in a tropical paradise is enjoyable most of the time, one thing that Florida residents do have to worry about is hurricanes, which can cause terrible damage to properties that have not been adequately hurricane-proofed. This month,…Read Full Article
