How To Prepare for Storm Season

11/15/2019 (Permalink)

Are you prepared for a potential storm emergency?

Ways to Prepare For a Potential Storm Emergency

Rising flood water during storm season in North Aurora,IL, can impact you and your family in several ways. It can cause significant damage to your home. It may even force you out of your home for a while. There are several ways to prepare for a potential storm emergency.

Protect Your Family

Your top priority during a storm is likely the safety of your family. You may have to leave your home with very little notice. In case this happens, each family member needs to have a bag with essential items:

• Change of clothes
• Basic toiletries
• Necessary medications
• Device chargers
• Flashlight and batteries
  

If you have pets, don't forget to gather supplies for them, too. Keep emergency supplies in a specific location, and talk about the evacuation plan you will use if you need to flee your flooded building.

Protect Your Belongings

If your home floods, you may have to repair or replace a lot of items. Heirlooms and other valuable belongings should be stored in a watertight container so that they are less likely to get damaged by flood water. It's a good idea to do this with your important documents, too. Better yet, have your documents digitized so that you don't have to worry about them during a storm.

Protect Your Home

Anyone who owns a home in a flood zone needs flood insurance, but this policy is a good idea even if you don't live in an area prone to flooding. Water damage from a storm may not be covered by your homeowner's policy. As soon as you know you have damage, it's important to call both your insurance agent and water restoration specialists so that you can get the remediation process started as soon as possible.
Damage from flood water may be inevitable if you live in a flood-prone area. You can still protect your family and your property with the right preparation.