What forecasters say may be a very busy hurricane season has now begun. But Tallahassee NOAA Meteorologist Mark Wool says just one storm can cause devastation. In the case of neighboring Taylor County, it's been more than one in just the past year
"You know, they went for more than a century without a major hurricane over there. And now they've had 3 hurricanes in a 13-month period; two of them major."
The trick, says Wool and local emergency responders, is to be ready for anything. Leon County and the City of Tallahassee are offering a large array of online resources to help residents with their preparations.
In the next few weeks, every Leon County household will receive a hurricane preparedness guide in the mail. But County Emergency Manager Kevin Peters says all that information is already available online.
"Visit: leonready.com, the county's one-stop shop for disaster preparedness information to find out how to build your disaster bucket and access a wide range of disaster preparedness information."
Local disaster responders and elected officials gathered at the county's Public Safety Complex on Friday, May 30 urging local residents to be ready for the hurricane season that continues through the end of November.
