Think you’re prepared for a major weather event? If you said yes, you’re probably wrong. In a recent HomeServe survey, respondents expressed a high degree of confidence in their preparedness for extreme weather events, including summer storms, yet most came up short when asked about specific preparations.
Americans think they’re ready for storm season, but most are unprepared.
The first finding of the HomeServe survey is that Americans generally believe they are well-prepared for storm season, with an average preparedness self-assessment score of four out of five. Yet when probed about actual actions taken, most came up woefully short even though more than 90% said they’ve lived through an extreme weather event before.
On the positive side, 72% of respondents said they receive local emergency alerts, a good start. However, less than half of respondents said they had key components that should be included in any emergency preparedness kit like bottled water or nonperishable food and almost 15% reported having no emergency supplies on hand at all. Less than half (49%) said they know where their local emergency shelter is and only 42% said they have a fully informed emergency evacuation plan.
Summer is predicted to be filled with extreme weather.
The findings in HomeServe’s emergency preparedness survey are especially concerning as experts predict an extra stormy summer season ahead. An above-average number of named storms is expected; wildfire risk is even higher than usual due to hotter than average temperatures; drought is predicted for much of the Great Plains and parts of the West; and increased thunderstorms and tropical activity, with the potential for derechos, and even monsoons in the West are predicted.
Prepare now to keep your home and family safe.
HomeServe offers these helpful tips to prepare your home and family for extreme weather events this summer and beyond.
By taking these important steps, homeowners can be truly confident they are prepared to keep themselves and their families safe and reduce property damage risks in the face of the challenges and uncertainties that come from extreme weather events this summer and beyond.
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