May 5-11 is Hurricane Preparedness Week

The National Weather Service (NWS) has designated May 5-11, 2019, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. 

Hurricane season begins on June 1, and according to the NWS, on average, 12 tropical storms, 6 of which become hurricanes, form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico each year.

Check out these articles from the NWS to prepare your ministry to take action:

Brotherhood Mutual also offers advice for how to prepare your ministry buildings for a hurricane in its article, “Prepare for Hurricane Season.”