Behind the scenes: Local Red Cross preps for next big hurricane as season peak nears
With a storm headed for Florida, and hurricane season about to hit it's peak, Red Cross volunteers are ready to be deployed. KSAT got to sit in on a training, watched volunteers check their supplies, and went to the warehouse to see the pallets all loaded up and ready.
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How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out
Hurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.