Hurricane season 2019: Everything you need to know

- Get shutters, storm panels or plywood in place on windows. If you haven't installed sockets, attach with wood screws; they're better than nails and do less damage.

- Don't tape windows; tape can create daggers of glass and bake onto panes.

- Remove swings and tarps from swing sets. Tie down anything you can't bring in. Check for loose rain gutters, moldings.

- Move grills, patio furniture and potted plants into your house or garage.

- If you do any last-minute pruning, take clippings inside so they don't become missiles.

- Disconnect and remove satellite dish or antenna from your roof.

- Check your mailbox. If it's loose, secure or remove it.

- Remove roof turbines and cap holes with screw-on caps. Unsecured turbines can fly off and create a large hole for rain to pour through.

- Prepare patio screening. It usually is built to sustain tropical-force winds, but as it fills with wind, it can separate from the frame. Officials recommend you remove a 6-foot panel on each side to let wind pass through. Pull out the tubing that holds screening in frame to remove screen.

- Secure and brace external doors, especially the garage door and double doors.

- Move vehicles out of flood-prone areas and into garages if possible. If not, park cars away from trees and close to homes or buildings.

- Don't turn off your natural gas at the main meter. Only emergency or utility people should do that.

Here's some other, non-essential information for the storm season.

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