subject: Tornadoes Sweep Through Mississippi And Other Southern States [print this page] This batch of tornadoes that hit the South on Saturday hit very close to home in a different way than you might imagine.
My brother and his family live in Starkville, Mississippi which was under serious tornado alerts for many hours on Saturday. They were fortunate that no serious damage was done to their house, especially considering two tornadoes hit the college town.
I'd had a chance to speak with my brother on a previous occasion about emergency preparedness, and he and I are both glad for this. In addition to gallons of clean drinking water and plenty of non-perishable food, he also had plenty of flashlights, fresh batteries, a first aid kid, some games for his smaller children, and a battery operated radio so he could stay on top of the news.
All this came in very handy because they lost their power for nearly a full day. We had a chance to talk after the last tornado passed through and he not only felt fortunate but also felt like they were quite prepared to weather the aftermath because of his emergency preparedness kit.
He also mentioned that because his monitored home security system was still fully functioning on reserved battery power during the power outage that he felt better protected against other dangers. Between his emergency preparedness kit and his home security system he truly felt like he and his family were going to make it through the next couple of days.
Whether you're in Starkville, Mississippi or Bountiful, Utah, being prepared for an emergency means also being prepared for what comes next. Don't find yourself any worse off than you have to be. Put an emergency preparedness kit together today.
