EDITORIAL: Good dry run, but true storm tests ahead
After teasing and threatening
You might have expected
But if the area was rusty, it didn't show the last few days. People bought out supplies at grocery stores, and there were few if any reports of panic or surly shoppers. People patiently waited in long lines to gas up their cars. Many folks closed hurricane shutters and brought in outside objects that could become flying projectiles in a storm.
County officials got to test their emergency plans, a good exercise. And on Friday, when Erika remained a threat, Gov.
In short, everything worked as you would hope in preparation for a bad storm.
"We made it through the hurricane scare and can chalk it all up to a really good test run," said
Among the successful tests were the three additional storm pumps installed last week in
Hurricane Fred, which has formed in the Atlantic, doesn't figure to come close to
For example:
What will be the effect of our revised flood maps, which let many homeowners -- especially those in western
What about the new policies and practices of
Are enough gas stations truly prepared? Because of the hours-long lines that grew after Wilma, a new state law was passed that require back-up generators at gas stations within a half-mile of an interstate highway or evacuation route. Water treatment plants also must have back-up power. Many grocery stores added generators as well.
How well can
How well can
We also need to know if big utilities, like FPL, can quickly address the power interruptions sure to occur. Wilma cut off power to 3.2 million homes and businesses in
All of those questions are for another day, another storm.
For now,
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