Storm Team 2 releases 2025 Hurricane Ready Guide
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Hurricane season is here, and Storm Team 2 has a plan to help keep your family and property safe from any storm that may head our way.
The Hurricane Ready Guide is back in its downloadable form for the 2025 season. This allows you to print the guide out, or download it to your phone or iPad, and take it with you while creating your hurricane preparedness kit.
In this guide, you will find vital information to assist in planning and readiness, including checklists to follow before the storm, what to add to your hurricane preparedness kit, hurricane evacuation maps, what you should bring to a storm shelter, and what steps to take when the storm passes.
What else is in the guide?
- Find an emergency operations phone list
- How to prepare for high winds
- Steps to make a family evacuation plan
- Pet and animal shelter information
- Yard safety and protecting your property
- Restoring electrical services
- How to document for insurance
- Hurricane tracking map
The 2024 hurricane season saw 18 named storms, two of which had major impacts on South Carolina — Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Helene. Both brought high winds, flooding, and tornadoes to much of the state.
“As we put 2024 in our rear-view mirror, we now look ahead. Early indications are pointing to another busy year, with forecast numbers close to those from last year. As you know, we can’t predict where storms will make landfall before the season, but we continue to make strides in forecasting how many storms could form,” said Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Rob Fowler.
Preseason forecasting is just that — a forecast, and as Storm Team 2 often reminds, it only takes one storm to make it a bad season. Your best action right now is to ensure your family has a plan that could activated at anytime during hurricane season.
Your safety is always our top priority. You can count on Storm Team 2 and the entire News 2 team to be there for you before, during and after any storm that threatens our area.
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Author: Tim Renaud
