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Zoomers to open soon!!!

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

The Smart Companies is proud to be providing Hurricane Protection to Zoomer of Fort Myers. Zoomers was an unfortunate victim of the construction crash and was never completed. Now, a Fort Myers Beach businessman has purchased the property and plans to have the park opened by early 2012. They have already hired a project manager, Alan Fluke, a Raleigh N.C. based amusement park consultant, to oversee the completion of the park. Fluke stated that $4 million has been budgeted to complete the park.

Brian Rist, President of The Smart Companies said “It was a shame to see someone’s dream fail due to the construction crash a few years back and we wish him the very best in the future. We are also excited to see this project come to completion after so many years. We are proud to be a part of this project and look forward to the opening next year. The completion of Zoomers is more than just another tourist attraction, the completion also means additional jobs for locals, a boost to the local economy and a place for families to spent time together.”

The Smart Companies will be providing Hurricane Protection for the entire complex. Manufacturing of the shutters will begin in December and the installation will begin in early January.

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Hurricane Ophelia Update

Friday, September 30th, 2011
Hurricane Ophelia rapidly intensified to a Category 2 hurricane overnight, centered on this Friday morning over the Atlantic Ocean almost 700 miles south-southeast of Bermuda. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Ophelia will turn to the north later today with an increase in forward speed. On that track, the center will pass east of Bermuda on Saturday. A Tropical Storm Watch issued by the Bermuda Weather Service continues for that island nation.
Tropical Storm Philippe continues to move northwest over the Atlantic Ocean, centered about 1150 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. A turn to the west-northwest at a slower forward speed is expected later today or tomorrow. Some strengthening is possible today, followed by weakening late Saturday or Sunday. Philippe is not a threat to any land areas.
Over the eastern North Pacific, Hilary has weakened to a tropical depression. It’s centered more than 700 miles west of the southern tip of Baja, California, and should become a remnant low later today.
Get the latest on the tropics, including forecasts and graphics, on the NHC website at www.hurricanes.gov

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We Care Winner

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Lee County, Florida, September 20th 2011: Storm Smart Industries installed free hurricane protection on the Center for Visually Impaired Persons this past week because of the center’s winning submission in Storm Smart’s “We Care” program.

This really does my heart good. We donate something every year, and this time the workers and I are really pleased to install the shutters at this center,” said Mike Killeen of Storm Smart. “I call it a privilege to give back to the community.”

Storm Smart is covering all cost associated with this project which includes all material, manufacturing, and installation. “The hurricane protection worth nearly 14,000 dollars will help protect the 10,000 square foot building from storm damage. The center, located in North Fort Myers, has been open for 30 years, and has never had any protection against any tropical storms or hurricanes.

“I am thrilled to get these shutters and the other protections,” said Margaret Lincoln, director of the center. “We have just gotten about 100-thousand dollars worth of special computers to help the visually impaired. This will help to protect that special hardware from being damaged or destroyed.”

Sandy Martin, a client at the center, says she hopes the center can become a certified hurricane shelter for the visually impaired. Martin went through Hurricane Wilma in Collier County, and told us : “It is very frightening to be visually impaired, and to have to hunker down in an apartment, while the storm is whirling outside. I would feel better to be at the center, with people I know and trust, if there is a hurricane.”

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Hurricane Irene – Wednesday 8.24.11

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Hurricane Irene is expected to close to the coast of North Carolina sometime Saturday, but whether there is a direct hit or it becomes a glancing blow is still uncertain.
Forecasters expect the storm to strengthen early Thursday, with sustained winds topping 111 mph, as it passes the Bahamas headed northwest. They expect it will curl north, but the exact path along the North Carolina coast is hard to predict, said Bill Reid, National Hurricane Center director, on Tuesday.

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Hurricane Irene – Category 1

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

LOCATION…19.2N 67.5W

ABOUT 105 MI…170 KM WNW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
ABOUT 70 MI…115 KM NE OF PUNTA CANA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80 MPH…130 KM/H

The government of the Bahamas has issued a hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Southeastern Bahamas.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect…A hurricane warning is in effect for…* North coast of the Dominican Republic from the Haiti border Eastward to Cabo Engano * Southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands

A hurricane watch is in effect for… * North coast of Haiti from le mole St. Nicholas eastward to the Dominican Republic border * central Bahamas

A tropical storm warning is in effect for…* Puerto Rico…Vieques and Culebra * South Coast of the Dominican Republic from South of Cabo Engano Westward to the Haiti Border * all of Haiti

Discussion and 48-Hour Outlook
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At 1100 am…The Center of Hurricane Irene was located near Latitude 19.2 North…Longitude 67.5 West. Irene is moving toward the West-Northwest near 13 Mph…20 Km/H…and this motion is expected to continue during the next 24 To 48 hours. On This Track the Core of Irene should be passing just to the North of Hispaniola later today and early Tuesday and reach the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Southeastern Bahamas late Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 Mph…130 Km/H…with higher gusts. Irene is a Category One Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Strengthening is forecast during the next few days.

Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 30 Miles…45 Km…from the center…and Tropical Storm Force Winds extend outward up To 185 miles…295 Km to the Northeast of the center.

Minimum Central Pressure Estimated From A Reconnaissance Plane Was 988 Mb…29.18 Inches.
Source: NWS – NOAA

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