Most Models for Hurricane Ian Switched Projected Landfall Locations from Southern Tampa Bay Region to south to Charlotte Harbor (Lee County, FL.) in less than 24 Hours of Actual Landfall (50 miles+) October 11, 2022 – Although most of the models and weather channels finally targeted the Cayo Costa, FL. landfall location in less than …
Janie McLure is the owner of McLure Oil Company. She currently has approximately 35 fuel tankers and employees stationed at the closed Panama City Airport to fill utility repair trucks. Last Friday, she carried in her RV over 30 cases of donated Watt-Ahh bottles when they traveled from Venice, FL. to the Florida Panhandle. Janie …
Hurricane Michael Recovery – McLure Oil Dispatchers Read More »
We received heart-warming stories after the 2017 landfall hurricanes. Hurricanes Florence and Michael have recently challenged our neighbors to the north. We realize shared stories of surviving the wrath of Mother Nature while helping others can be uplifting for all of us. AquaNew has decided to renew its request for hurricane recovery stories of helping …
Tell Us Your Hurricane Recovery Story – Season 2018 Read More »
I was gratefully relieved to read about the stories shared by nine customers (and friends). Their stories were surprisingly uplifting about the outcome of their respective tough decisions to either stay or flee prior to the imminent approach of Hurricane Irma into Florida. One woman from Georgia wrote that she and local churches provided shelter, …
Patty H., one of the buyers for Basic Foods took time to write us on September 2, 2017: “We opened a few hours yesterday and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. today, first time since last Saturday evening. Yesterday wasn’t planned; those who could, drove to the store just to get a paycheck. And, all of …
Basic Foods – Helping Hurricane Flood Survivors in Beaumont, Texas Read More »
As Hurricane Hermine made landfall in the Panhandle of Florida, the first one in over a decade, Steve Browne and Steve Lennon kept the Watt-Ahh® deliveries going for two consecutive days. They dodged the rain feeder bands of the storm coming off the Gulf of Mexico and drove around flooded neighborhood areas. A truck on …
Did you know that, according to NOAA, we experience an average of 12 tropical storms each year, 6 of which become hurricanes that form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico? Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, and now’s the time to get prepared. In your Basic Disaster Supply …
