Each year, National Hurricane Preparedness Week encourages people across the U.S. to start preparing for hurricane season, which occurs from May to November. The daily themes for this year are:
- May 5: Know Your Hurricane Risk (https://www.weather.gov/wrn/hurricane-preparedness)
- May 6: Know Your Evacuation Zone (https://www.weather.gov/wrn/hurricane-preparedness)
- May 7: Assemble Disaster Supplies (https://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit)
- May 8: Prepare Financially (https://www.floodsmart.gov/)
- May 9: Strengthen Your Home (https://www.fema.gov/what-mitigation)
- May 10: Help Your Neighbors (https://www.ready.gov/neighbors)
- May 11: Make an Emergency Plan (https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan)
To help you promote this important awareness event, FEMA developed a hurricane preparedness toolkit for adults and one for teens. Additionally, the resources below can help you get your communities prepared for hurricane season:
- Hurricane Safety Graphics
- America’s PrepareAthon! “When the Waves Swell” hurricane preparedness video
- Ready.gov “Don’t Wait. Communicate” public service announcement
- National Hurricane Center
- Visit ready.gov/hurricanes to earn what to do before, during, and after a hurricane
- Get the kids involved in hurricane preparedness planning with Ready Kids and visit FEMA’s Children and Disasters page for tips and tools to help kids cope with disaster
- Download the FEMA app for disaster resources, weather alerts, and safety tips
- Check your insurance coverage by visiting: www.floodsmart.gov and share information with the Flood Insurance Outreach Toolkit
- Find hurricane information in 12 other languages by visiting Ready’s multilingual page
For other resources, check out NACCHO’s Hurricane Season resource page.
