Happy fourth of July...preparing for a Typhoon

Being in Guam we are always on the look out for tropical storms and typhoons, this weekend just happened to be one during the fourth of July weekend.

Happy Fourth of July…

Earlier this week we were hearing about a typhoon that was about to hit the Marianas Islands and that it was going to hit Guam specifically 4^th of July weekend.  The whole week we were preparing for the Typhoon Chan-hom going to fill up gas, groceries making sure our families would be taken care of when the inevitable Sortie we would have to do before the storm hit Guam. 

It’s one of the biggest challenges I face being a father, husband and in the military I constantly worry about my wife and son when we have to leave for a couple of days due to a storm or any other problems that arise. 

All week we were hoping and praying that Chan-hom would take a detour route and not hit Guam.  While preparing for Typhoons or tropical storms make sure to:

• Grocery shopping – be sure to stock up your canned foods especially water to last a couple of days.

• Fill up your gas and generators – everybody needs to be ready in case of power loss.

• Stay in doors you never know when there is going to be falling debris or wires that will fall.

• Make sure your cars are covered – don’t want anything to scratch your paint.

• Close your Shutters – you don’t want anything to come flying through your windows.

Here is an update on whats going on with Typhoon Chan-hom:

Chan-hom after becoming a typhoon Thursday and weakening Friday to a tropical storm is ready to hit Guam and is about 300 miles southeast of Andersen Air Force Base.  it is moving north-northwest at 5 mph as of Friday afternoon.  Guam is in Condition of Readiness 3 and is awaiting to move into TCCOR-1 within the next 48 hours. 

Be sure to take care of your families and household goods.  Let me know if you have gone through anything similar to this.
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