Carteret County hosts Hurricane Preparedness Expo
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Local, state, and federal experts provided resources and information for the upcoming hurricane season during Carteret County's Hurricane Preparedness Expo.
Hurricane season officially starts June 1st, but May 4th-10th is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The National Weather Service says there have been hurricanes as early as May.
Some of the best ways to be prepared is by creating a family plan, creating an emergency kit stocked with at least a week's worth of supplies, and having a reliable way to evacuate. Carteret County officials also let residents notify them if they are medically fragile. The form can be found here.
'It provides us with the necessary information of whether they need to go to the hospital, to a medically fragile shelter or just need transportation,' Emergency Services Director Stephen Rea said.
Erik Heden with the National Weather Service says that 85% of people that die in a hurricane do so because of water, whether it's through storm surges, flooding or rip currents.
'Some of the biggest misconceptions are people don't want to leave the area because they think it's going to be extremely hard to get back,' Heden said. 'You'll make it back and safety is first. We always stress we can replace your house, we can replace your car, we can't replace you.'
You can find more on the county's hurricane preparedness resources here
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