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FIU MODS team up to host hurricane preparednessevent
Joe Roetz
FORT LAUDERDALE FLA (WSVN) - A South Florida museum wants to make sure residents of all ages are ready for hurricane seasonwhich is set to start in just two weeks
Florida International University and the Museum Of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale partnered up to hold the ldquoEye of theStormrdquo event to educate children and families about hurricane preparedness
Several organizations including WSVN are taking part in the event
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7News spoke with Erik Salna associate director of FIUrsquos Extreme Events Institute about the exhibit Saturday
ldquoToday we have all the partners of emergency management mdash Red Cross the National Weather Service mdash all coming together to get usready for June 1strdquo he said
ldquoEye of the Stormrdquo also included live demonstrations on window safety which stress the ineffectiveness of tape on windows and theadvantages of hurricane-impact glass
ldquoWe live in paradise here in South Florida but we also live in the hurricane capital of the countryrdquo said Salna ldquoso itrsquos imperative that eachand every season that we get ready be prepared for every seasonrdquo
7Weather meteorologists Brent Cameron and Vivian Gonzalez attended the event and giving a weather center demonstration mdash all in aneffort to help ensure South Florida residents make it through the next hurricane season safely
ldquoSix months passes by and another one starts so we just want to make sure we have our supply kit ready we have our home ready andprotected and we have our planrdquo said Salna ldquobecause we want to get that all in the right order for June 1strdquo
Hurricane season will last from June 1 until its ofcial end date of Nov 30
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7News spoke with Erik Salna associate director of FIUrsquos Extreme Events Institute about the exhibit Saturday
ldquoToday we have all the partners of emergency management mdash Red Cross the National Weather Service mdash all coming together to get usready for June 1strdquo he said
ldquoEye of the Stormrdquo also included live demonstrations on window safety which stress the ineffectiveness of tape on windows and theadvantages of hurricane-impact glass
ldquoWe live in paradise here in South Florida but we also live in the hurricane capital of the countryrdquo said Salna ldquoso itrsquos imperative that eachand every season that we get ready be prepared for every seasonrdquo
7Weather meteorologists Brent Cameron and Vivian Gonzalez attended the event and giving a weather center demonstration mdash all in aneffort to help ensure South Florida residents make it through the next hurricane season safely
ldquoSix months passes by and another one starts so we just want to make sure we have our supply kit ready we have our home ready andprotected and we have our planrdquo said Salna ldquobecause we want to get that all in the right order for June 1strdquo
Hurricane season will last from June 1 until its ofcial end date of Nov 30
Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp All rights reserved This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed
See NOAA AOMLs other Tweets
Vivian GonzalezVivianGonzalez7
Great day to talk about hurricane preparedness and meet our viewers myhometown MODSFTL wsvn FIU flwx blessed
39 846 PM - May 18 2019
See Vivian Gonzalezs other Tweets
More from WSVNcom
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Florida pizza driver hearsgunshot sees man draggingbodyWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale
Police Pregnant womanslain baby cut from wombstill aliveWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale
Alabama governor signschemical castration bill intolawWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale
Burglary suspect caught hadmachete wound inicted byboyWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale
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