How flood water gets into a house is almost never through the walls. It comes in at five openings, and most homeowners have only ever thought about two of them. Concrete block and stucco hold water reasonably well for the length of a storm. Walls are not the problem. The problem is every place a
NOAA is forecasting one of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded. For Florida, that flips the calendar. El Niño flooding becomes a real risk through the months most homeowners treat as the safe part of the year. Most people in Florida run on the same mental calendar. Hurricane season starts June 1, ends November
Nine things to do before the next storm forms. This hurricane season prep checklist is built for Tampa Bay homes, where the water usually arrives before the wind does. Peak hurricane season is here. In Tampa Bay, that means a clear morning can become a storm watch in a matter of days: and the time
Removable flood barriers seal the doors, garages and low windows where floodwater actually enters a St. Pete home. Here is how they work, and what they can mean for your insurance premium. Living in Florida, specifically around the St. Pete area, isn't just about the sunshine and the Gulf breeze: it’s about understanding the raw
Holmes Beach Flood Preparedness Panel | Dam It Defense News, Community Flood preparedness panel at Holmes Beach City Hall, Anna Maria Island. We did not start Dam It Defense to win awards. We started it because our own homes flooded during Hurricane Helene in 2024 and we knew that too many Gulf Coast homeowners were
If you live in St. Petersburg, Tampa, or anywhere along the sun-drenched (and water-prone) coast of Florida, you know the drill. When hurricane season kicks off, we start eyeing the tropics, checking our flashlights, and wondering if this is the year the “Big One” pushes the Gulf into our living rooms. But there is a
Flood barriers vs sandbags is not a close call in St. Petersburg. One leaks roughly 15 percent of the water it is holding back. The other seals. Here is the difference in plain terms. If you live in St. Petersburg, you know the drill. The sky turns a certain shade of bruised purple, the local
