Hurricane Advice

[Ursuline Chick]

all good ideas. i plan to leave soon for the store. i know it is late but the walmart is open 24/7 here so i am hoping there is something left that i could buy otherwise i gotta wait till morning and try out other stores plus i need to buy dog food and things for the chickens. i honestly had no time today up until now.

also i know i will get flooded. i live towards the bottom of a hill which is a mountain and the water goes into this stream which is literally 10 feet away from house and it turns into a mini river during rainstorms. it goes all along my land that i have and today while i was preparing some parts of it where my land is kind of low near it, the water already looked like it was high. a couple more feet and it probably will over flow at least in that one area. i am just hoping that the area that is right next to my house does not flood my downstairs.

Know you are in all our prayers, Uglyduckling. Keep us posted as best you can, but more importantly, keep you and your's safe.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

After having visited the Bahamas and other islands including PR I hope they are spared the worst of it... some islands are only 10-20 feet above sea level and the construction of many homes was not that high of caliber. One good storm surge will wipe some smaller islands out.

I've been MIA working on house projects and watching the forest fires about an hour away growing. It's so smoky and hazy and we get bouts of ash raining down. Everything sunlight is amber and red hued and there have been absolutely NO birds making a single noise or even any bugs. Just dead silence and what looks like Mars or a nuclear wasteland..

OMG, you are up there? We need to keep you in our prayers as well. Please stay safe.

 

[User395221]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hurricane-preparation.1197202/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hurricane-preparation.1197202/
Have any of you who face the hurricanes got any good advice for this member? I'm clueless, no idea what you are supposed to do. Our storms are nothing compared to the hurricanes.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

i have not gone to bed yet. been getting the chickens room and putting them into there mini house coop in a room, putting two dogs from outside into the house along with my two sheep, and parking the car under the balcony which took a good 20 mins sense its not a big balcony to begin with lol. i bought at least 100 dollars worth of food that and yes every store i went to had zero water. i will just have to fill everything i can find with water. i bought burrito wraps instead of bread because most bread was gone and what was left was expensive for me, tuna, mayo, two eggs because mine arent laying yet, canned meat, corn beef, tuna, vienna sausages, refried beans, knorr pasta dishes that only require hot water, ramen soup, saltine crackers, and two cans of fruit pear and peach...and one bag of candy.

funny thing is that they made it illegal to drink today but i still saw people buying cases of beer. i swear people dont think.
i just saw a video on abc news from barbados. it looks crazy. they have a mandatory evacuation for anyone in low lying areas here.

well i think it is time for bed now.

Sleep well, knowing you are in everyone's prayers, do what you must for your family and let us know how you are doing when you can. I am proud that you have been willing to turn your home into a barn! I thought my laundry room/chicken coop was a great idea. You beat me, hands down.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hurricane-preparation.1197202/
Have any of you who face the hurricanes got any good advice for this member? I'm clueless, no idea what you are supposed to do. Our storms are nothing compared to the hurricanes.

aren't cyclones, hurricanes that blow in the opposite direction? As you are in the Southern hemisphere?

 

[User395221]

aren't cyclones, hurricanes that blow in the opposite direction? As you are in the Southern hemisphere?

Yes, but nowhere near a cyclone region.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Yes, but nowhere near a cyclone region.

Oh, that's great news, sorry, will go back and look at your post and try to give a better answer.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I know 120+ pages are a lot to read, however, there is a lot of really good info on this site about weathering a storm. In a nut shell, you must first look at whether it is reasonable to try to stay in place or safer to leave and take your family (and all that includes) to a safer area. You can even roll out with a tent and camping gear as long as you are going someplace that will stay reasonably dry. Leaving can get pricey, especially if you have to stay for a while. Some homeowner's insurance will cover all or some of your cost of being out of town. Sometimes here in the US, the government will help out with funds, but you cannot always count on that. If you stay, You will need 1 gallon of drinking water per person per day, so a whole lot of water. Canned goods that your family will eat, a manual can opener (some come with a cork screw, a plus once you cannot do anything else, but wait). We keep life jackets for each family member, even when we don't own a boat. All of our important documents are in a three ring binder (insurance papers, ss cards, professional licenses, titles, birth certificates, marriage licenses, etc.) Then, if you decide to leave. you can spend a few mins. deciding what important items you want from home, just in case, you don't have a home to come back to (pictures, family items, what you need for family pets, etc.). Hope you never have to go through anything like this, but some of these ideas work for any natural disaster. Especially the three ring binder for wild fires or tornados, (just grab and go). Also cards, board games, something none electronic to keep you and the kids busy. If you stay an inexpensive crank/battery operated radio.

 

[Kiki]

@theuglyduckling Sleep well!

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Peeps from FL, Stay safe as well!Hurricane supposed to hit there