June 1st will be the official start date of the 2018 hurricane season. The season, according to one forecast may see as many as 18 named storms, with one to five of them developing into major hurricanes.

I will be curious to see if the challenges we saw in 2017 with Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricane Irma in Florida and the ongoing issues from the devastation Maria brought to Puerto Rico will be repeated. Hopefully everyone got the memo this year that Puerto Rico is an island so logistics might be hard.

The “nice” thing about hurricane preparedness opportunities is that hurricanes, unlike many of the events mother nature throws our way, actually has a season. If we invested in hurricane season preparedness like we spend on preparing for college football season, we’d be set. Go Vols!

One of my colleagues has compiled a great list of hurricane preparedness tips and I offer them to readers below.

How to Drive Safely Before, During and After a Hurricane Disaster
Hurricane Checklist for Business
Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Parents
Hurricane Safety for Construction Sites
Organize and Prepare for Hurricane Disasters
Emergency Preparedness for Seniors
Disaster First Aid and Health Safety
Hurricane Recovery: Getting the Most from Your Homeowners Insurance

Take the time now to do a little reading and follow some of these important tips. The fastest way to recover from a hurricane is to be prepared to recover. We can’t prevent mother nature from throwing hurricanes at us, but she can’t stop us from being ready to bounce back.