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Consumer Poll Finds Homeowners Unprepared For Hurricanes

A recent Mason-Dixon poll has found that a high percentage of homeowners remain unprepared for hurricanes and don't take the threat seriously even along the coastal states, which bore the brunt of

By Michael H. Adams | Updated on June 30, 2007

A recent Mason-Dixon poll has found that a high percentage of homeowners remain unprepared for hurricanes and don’t take the threat seriously even along the coastal states, which bore the brunt of eight major storms in 2004 and 2005. Officials are especially concerned that homeowners have become immune to the risk of hurricanes due to the 2006 hurricane season, which saw no major hurricanes threatening coastal states. There is also a fear that homeowners have forgotten the lesson of Hurricane Katrina, which left much of New Orleans uninhabitable.

“Nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina shocked and horrified the nation, far too many residents are still unprepared for storms,” said Bill Proenza, director of the National Hurricane Center. “Last year’s below normal hurricane season may have resulted in coastal residents being lulled into a false sense of complacency. This hurricane season promises to be an active one, so it is imperative residents get ready before a storm catches them unprepared.”

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