Last weekend hurricane Danny strengthened to a Category 3 major storm with winds at 115 mph. It's now down to a tropical depression.
While Florida hasn't seen a major storm since Hurricane Wilma blew through in 2005, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon says residents should prepare every year right around May.
After 10 years of dodging storms, Florida residents who are policyholders of Citizens Property Insurance may be getting dropped. Citizens plans to hand over 280,000 at-risk policyholders to private insurers to ease the burden on the state. (Hear that discussion in the audio above.)
Some Public Insight Network members in South Florida shared how they prepare for the possibility of a storm landing in South Florida:
“We take storm planning seriously when a tropical storm develops and South Florida is in the cone of possibility. Most of my batteries are out of date since we haven't had a storm here in so long. Tomorrow we will check batteries, replenish water and canned goods. We recently refilled all the propane tanks for our barbecue grill. We will also keep the gas tanks in the cars topped off. All the preparations don't go to waste and we get to avoid crowds if we prepare early.” -Evelyn Stahl, Hallandale Beach
"Three days out. Otherwise it's a waste. [We] end up with water in those huge containers that is hard to store." -Jenny Miller, Weston
“I've taken storm planning seriously since Andrew, even down to which house to purchase. I have go bags for every member of my family, including our pets, and emergency food supply, a generator, and lists of what to do as a storm approaches." -Kim Schnitzius, Weston
How do you prepare for the possibility of a storm? When do you begin taking storm planning seriously? Tell us here.