Fort Myers, Florida- The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical depression advisories at 11 am on the tropical wave heading our way. Forecast paths put the center of this disturbed system through the Florida Straigts bringing mostly rain and wind to Southwest Florida Friday and Saturday. It will move out by Sunday.
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Tropical Wave Becomes Depression This Weekend
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STORM SMART EDUCATION PROGRAM
Monday, July 19th, 2010Congratulations to Danny Fergus and Julie Fergus of Shade and Shutter Expo. They recently completed the Hurricane Protection Dealer Education Program at Storm Smart/Storm Catcher Industries. Here at Storm Smart we offer training sessions for our dealers to qualify them to sell and install of our Storm Catcher hurricane protection products.
Storm Catcher Like Hurricane Vest For Your Home
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Storm Smart’s Storm Cather Wind Abatement screen was featured in the Houston Chronicle- here is a part of the article!
“Thanks to the newest technologies, there is an alternative. A manufacturer of hurricane-protection systems has introduced a hurricane wind-abatement system that has become a mainstay in Florida and Texas. It is a system and a collection of installation options that are practical to use.
Impact-resistant screens are made of a heavy-duty, geosynthetic polypropylene mesh, not unlike the heavy mesh material of a trampoline. The heavy-duty screens block flying debris and 97 percent of wind and driving rain — while allowing natural light into the building. Multiple installation systems range from those that are installed manually to fully automated roll-down systems with remote controls. All of the installations meet and exceed the strict requirements of the Florida Building Code as well as the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. They are lightweight, easy to install and allow light and air to filter through.”
BRIAN RIST WINS CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARD AT GOVERNOR’S HURRICANE CONFERENCE
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Brian Rist, owner and CEO of Storm Smart Industries was recently awarded the Corporate Leadership Award, 2010! Rist was elected by several different Emergency Management chapters and was chosen for the award by the 24th Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference committee.
“Storm Smart has always been here for emergency management and supports us in our seminars and with the publication of our All Hazards Guide. We are grateful for that!” said Wayne Sallade, Emergency Management for Charlotte County and nominator for Brian Rist.
The award ceremony will took place on May 23- 28th, 2010 in Greater Ft. Lauderdale at the Broward County Convention Center. Brian received the award from Governor Charlie Crist. “I am so proud to have achieved this award, I really feel like Emergency Management does a lot for Southwest Florida and I want to give back to them by helping in any way we can.” commented Brian Rist.
Storm Smart Industries has been an active participant with Emergency Management for 15 years and as well as with the Governors Hurricane Conference.
The Governor’s Hurricane Conference is an event where emergency managers and personnel, first responders, state, federal, volunteer agency, business and industry representatives, along with health and medical professionals from around the state, nation and world as they come together to train and learn from each other during the week’s many activities.
Storm Smart Industries is the largest and most innovative hurricane protection company in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Accuweather Predicts 16 to 18 Atlantic Storms This Season
Friday, May 14th, 2010Although the 2009 season was relatively calm, AccuWeather.com Chief Hurricane Meteorologist Joe Bastardi predicts 16 to 18 storms this season. Only eight years in the 160 years of records have had at least 16 storms in a season.
The season should start early with one or two threats by early July, and stay late with more threats extending well into October.
Bastardi’s forecast team expects at least six storms to impact the United States coastline- slightly more than one out of every three.
In an average year, one out of every five named storms in the Atlantic basin impacts the U.S.
In the 2005 season, 36% of the storms affected the U.S., while half impacted the country in 1998 and 2008. Bastardi observes a rapid warming of the Gulf of Mexico and the collapsing El Nino pattern, which were both characteristics of the 1998 and 2005 seasons.
Named storms moving through the Gulf of Mexico and the collapsing El Nino patter, which were both characteristics of the 1998 and 2005 seasons. Named storms moving through the Gulf of Mexico can cause major disruption to both oil and gas production. In 2008, shutdown of production caused a decline in production of 62 million barrels of oil and 408 billion cubic feet of gas. In the record-setting season of 2005, nearly three months of production time was lost.
In the heart of the season, there will be a congregation of tracks or a concentrated area where many of the storm tracks will pass.
