More Info on Tropical Storm Arthur - And Other Ways to Secure Your Home

Tropical Storm ARTHUR Public Advisory

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TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL012014
800 AM EDT WED JUL 02 2014

...ARTHUR CLOSELY MONITORED BY NOAA AND AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER
PLANES...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE IN 36 TO 48 HOURS.

INTERESTS ALONG THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST NORTH OF THE WATCH
AREA THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR.

ARTHUR WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THURSDAY

AND APPROACH THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41010...LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE CENTER
OF ARTHUR...RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 47 MPH...76
KM/H...AND A GUST OF 63 MPH...101 KM/H.

Ooookay, folks. That's the wrap from the local weather center (at MacArthur Airport). 

This meteorologist has a lot of computers helping him forecast what could happen. Better to err on the side of caution, be prepared, and then if very little happens, at least you'll be ready for the next one.

What else can you do to decrease home damage? 

1. Make sure that your gutters have good leaders (downspouts) with long directional bottoms, called extenders. Most look like this: 

Or worse, this:

When it's really raining hard, and you don't have some way for the water to be lead away from your foundation, you can get flooding, as in the picture above. No good. 
Here's a better extender:

 See how it leads the water out a looong way away from the foundation? That's what you want to see. But it's not always practical, in a smaller home setting. Try out something like this, available at your local Home Depot:

 It's flexible, and you can direct it anywhere you want. What about beautification? You can do some thing like these:

Isn't that pretty? And look, they really work. How about this one:

Pretty funny, eh? At least it's doing it's job.
So what are you waiting for? Get up, get some extenders, and safeguard your home today!

Any questions? Email, call or even text me.
Nick @ Best Quality Roofing and Chimney, Inc.
bestquality626@gmail.com
631-281-9100 Suffolk County, NY