Have you looked at the satellite for the Gulf of Mexico in the past couple of days? Yes…there is a tropical system churning around in the Gulf of Mexico. This system will likely become Tropical Storm Lee later today and bring much needed rain to the Gulf coast.
But, what if Lee becomes a hurricane? Are you ready? Do you have your hurricane survival kit close at hand? Got a full tank of gas in your car? Do you have cash in hand? If the answer is no, then you need to prepare yourself…Lee may not be the only storm that enters the Gulf of Mexico this year. Past experience indicates that once the wind shifts into the Gulf of Mexico, storms tend to follow the same paths until the winds shift again.
So, don’t put this off. The next system may not be just a rainmaker…with hurricanes, you never really know for sure where they are going or what they’ll be when they do make landfall.
Even Lee could stall out in the Gulf of Mexico, strengthen for a few days, and become a major storm. It has happened in the past (remember Hurricane Opal?) and rest assured, it will happen again.
Protect yourself and your family. Be prepared.