Hurricane season officially begins Monday - Be Prepared!

The 2015 hurricane Season officially begins on Monday so it’s time to start to keep your ears open for any talk of Bill, Claudette, Danny and Erika.

Those will be the first named storms of the season – Ana formed in early May and made landfall in South Carolina.

This year’s season is expected to be less active than usual, though anyone who has lived along the coast for any length of time knows the pre-season predictions are not always correct, so the best plan is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

You should have an evacuation route already planned, and if you have pets you should also have plans for what you are going to do with them since many Hurricane shelters don’t accept pets.

It is also helpful to set up a meeting point in case you are separated from family during an evacuation.

This is also a good time to put together a hurricane survival kit if you haven’t already done so.

Make sure your kit includes canned food, fresh water, blankets and first aid equipment, as well as important papers and documents and some extra money.

Don't forget a manual can opener and battery powered radio along with some extra batteries for your radio and flashlight.

And Remember, Oyster Radio is Franklin County's official emergency broadcast station, so in the case of a major storm this season, make sure to tune in to 100.5 FM.

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