{"id":1528,"date":"2016-06-02T17:49:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T21:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:06:40","slug":"hurricane-amnesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2016\/hurricane-amnesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Amnesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you remember the last time a hurricane hit Florida? How can you take emergency managers seriously when the state has not seen a hurricane in over 10 years?<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving experienced a hurricane drought over the past several years, it is easy to forget how destructive one hurricane can be to your property,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent flood insurance<\/a> provider.<\/p>\n

Hurricane season kicks off June 1 and runs through November 30. Weather forecasters believe Florida is long overdue for a storm. 10 years with no major storms has many on edge.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Wilma made landfall October 2005 in Collier County with winds up to 120 mph. Several deaths were reported, while one-third of the state lost power. AccuWeather<\/a>, reports an estimated $29.3 billion worth of damage.<\/p>\n

There are growing concerns that Floridians are not preparing for a hurricane with the proper supplies and an evacuation plan. State officials warn of complacency and \u201churricane amnesia.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the 2016 Governors Hurricane Conference, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director, Bryan Koon reported a \u201clack of awareness,\u201d especially among the millions of new residents in Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is responsible for GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> to communicate the risk to the public,\u201d says Buck. People should check their homeowners insurance<\/a> to make sure policies are up to date and coverage is sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Many homeowners are under the false assumption that their homeowners insurance<\/a> would cover loss caused by a flood in the home. Flood insurance<\/a> is not included in your homeowners policy<\/a> and must be purchased separately.<\/p>\n

The entire state of Florida lies within FEMA\u2019s<\/a> (Federal Emergency Management Agency) highest designation of storm frequency, making Florida a flood zone with varying levels of risk.<\/p>\n

This year NOAA<\/a>, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, predicts a \u201cnear normal,\u201d hurricane season. With a 70 percent chance of 10 to 16 named storms, of which four to eight could grow into hurricanes.<\/p>\n

The Red Cross<\/a> recommends keeping a container filled with water, one gallon of water per person, per day, a 3-day supply of non-perishable food, a battery powered or hand crank radio, flashlight and batteries, first aid kit, garbage bags for trash, hand wipes, local maps, prescription medication and a cell phone with a charger, preferably solar.<\/p>\n

GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> can help protect your home with a Florida flood insurance policy<\/a>provided by the National Flood Insurance<\/a> Program. \u00a0Our homeowners insurance<\/a> can cover hurricane damage incurred by windstorms. \u00a0Keep in mind; most homeowners insurance<\/a>policies do not include flood damage. To learn more about our services, go online for a free quote<\/a> at www.greatflorida.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Do you remember the last time a hurricane hit Florida? How can you take emergency managers seriously when the state has not seen a hurricane in over 10 years? \u201cHaving experienced a hurricane drought over the past several years, it is easy to forget how destructive one hurricane can be to your property,\u201d says Dustyn […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":1533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homeowners-insurance","8":"category-flood-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13899,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528\/revisions\/13899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}