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Hurricane Season is well underway, and if you haven't already started preparing for storms, now is the time to do so! Many people tend to put off hurricane preparation until the skies get dark and weather warnings hit. In today's blog, Big Bags USA® offers a few reasons to not postpone those hurricane preparations. 1. Avoid the Risk of Not Having Emergency Supplies. If you wait until the last minute to prepare for a hurricane, you run the risk of not having the necessary emergency supplies. You may have to wait in long lines at the store to purchase emergency provisions; that is, if you can find them at all. In areas subject to tropical storms, emergency supplies can easily sell out quickly when a hurricane is approaching. Now is the time to buy emergency essentials, before a hurricane is even spotted on the radar. Some basic items you'll want to make sure you have on hand include: bottled water, 3-day food supply, flashlights with extra batteries, battery-powered r...

When flooding is imminent, you want fast protection! Big Bags USA® offers a rapid deployment that's much faster than a traditional sandbag deployment. In fact, it's 200 times faster to deploy than a traditional sandbag wall. One, five bag system can be placed and filled by two men in less than 10 minutes. That's equal to 15 lineal foot every ten minutes. Keep reading to learn more about the Big Bags USA® rapid deployment flood protection . Rapid Deployment The deployment of our Big Bags USA® flood barrier systems is easy! No other system on the market is as fast, versatile or user friendly. When you use the Big Bags USA® systems, training and organization of labor is greatly reduced compared to conventional sandbags. Effectively utilizing a smaller unskilled labor force creates a larger margin in budgeting and mitigation. Our systems are ground conforming and therefore have the ability to be deployed on any terrain without the need for leveling. The barriers a...

Have you ever wondered how or why we name hurricanes? Until the early 1950s, these storms were tracked by year and in the order in which they occurred during that year. However, overtime it was learned that using names was quicker and less confusing when two storms occurred simultaneously. Keep reading to learn more about the process of naming hurricanes. How Hurricanes are Named  In 1953, the US began using female names in alphabetical order for storms, and by 1978, male names were also used to identify Northern Pacific storms. In 1979, this process was adopted for storms in the Atlantic basin as well. When it comes to naming hurricanes, there is a strict procedure established by the World Meteorological Organization. For Atlantic Hurricanes, there is a list of male and female names that are used on a 6-year rotation. The only time there is a change in that list and rotation, is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name would be inappropriate. Why...

After causing major destruction in the Caribbean, this rare Category 4 hurricane is headed straight for the East Coast of the United States. No other Atlantic storm on record has packed such powerful winds for such a prolonged period of time as Hurricane Matthew. The storm is expected to bring destructive hurricane conditions to Florida, Georgia and the coastal Carolinas into the weekend. Keep reading to learn more about what is expected from this hurricane. Photo From: nhc.noaa.gov Dangerous Conditions on the East Coast While the eye of the storm may never make landfall, the eyewall of the Hurricane Matthew is likely to hit a sizeable area of Florida's East Coast and is probable to pass near enough to the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina to cause hurricane conditions there as well. The winds of the eyewall may be the strongest experienced along the Florida East Coast in decades. They are expected to be 145 mph, although there is a small chance the winds could reach Ca...