Weather Preparation

Snow has blanketed much of the South this winter, causing all sorts of rarely-seen icons to pop up on our weather maps. Along with these little clouds and snowflakes, the National Weather Service is also broadcasting alerts that you may not understand since they happen so infrequently. With frost,...

by PTI Marketing | Feb 24, 2014 Major storms, from ice and snow to wind and rain, can knock out your power. Power outages hit hundreds of thousands of homes each year; the storm at the beginning of February cutting off power to nearly 850,000 homes in Pennsylvania alone. While winter storms aren’t...

by PTI Marketing | Dec 18, 2013 I don’t know about you, but I’m really enjoying seeing the palm trees all over Florida decorated with lights.  It got me thinking about palm trees though.  Why don’t we typically see palm trees on the rest of the East Coast outside of the beautiful sunshine state?...

It is rare for snow to fall in Florida because freezing temperatures in Florida are generally caused by the cold and dry winds of anticyclones. Will there be a white Christmas this year? The first white Christmas recorded in Florida was in northeastern Florida on December 23, 1989. Although it is...

In the U.S., floods cause more property damage each year than any other weather-related catastrophe. For National Flood Safety Awareness Week, federal agencies have created some great tools to keep you safe and help you prepare for floods that may occur this year. People’s Trust suggests you...

by PTI Marketing Team | Apr 12, 2014 Talking About Wind Risks for Florida Home Owners It’s Big Wind Day! Not familiar with today’s holiday? Let’s take a look at the history behind Big Wind Day and talk about what you can do to understand the wind dangers here in Florida. On April 12, 1934, the...

by PTI Marketing | May 02, 2014 Let’s Create a List of Hurricane Resources for Florida Residents!As we prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, People’s Trust is building a list of top-notch resources for you to use in the event of an emergency, as well as planning for any storms.People’s Trust...

by PTI | May 30, 2014 Florida Residents Have 9 Tax-Free Days to Get Preparedness Supplies Starting this Saturday and running through June 8, Florida residents can fill up their emergency preparedness kit with traditional hurricane-related supplies tax-free. The sales-tax holiday is the best time...

by PTI Marketing | Jun 02, 2014 We’ve Found Some Great Supplies to Make Your Shelter Safer.With the tax-free holiday for hurricane preparedness items almost upon us, People’s Trust has put together a list of great emergency and survival gear to keep you safe and inspire you to full up that...

by PTI Marketing | Jul 07, 2014 Hurricanes And Storms Are Always Dangerous Top weather forecasts predict just 11 named storms this season with just five becoming hurricanes. If those predictions are correct, we’re looking at a second year of weak hurricane seasons, something we’d welcome. Don’t...