Mock Hurricane Staged in Rhode Island

Mock Hurricane Staged in Rhode Island

1 May 2007 · No Comments

Seen in Insurance Journal:

About 250 federal emergency management officials plan to stage a response to the fictional “Hurricane Yvette” from a “storm center” at the Cranston Street Armory in Providence. A response team will gather only knowing that the Category-3 hurricane has ravaged Long Island and is gaining steam as it heads toward Narragansett Bay.

Reading the article, I can’t help but think back to one of the ironies of Katrina - that the storm made landfall near New Orleans about one year after the freakishly similar Hurricane Pam was simulated.

I need to go take a look at our aggregations around Providence and New Bedford..

And, just remember folks - only 27 more shopping days until the official start of hurricane season.

Tags: Catastrophes