Our team of preparedness professionals has been monitoring current disasters for the last five years and here is a list of common disasters that occur during the month of March:

  • Tornado disasters.
  • Extreme Weather disasters.
  • Pandemic disasters.
  • Asset Protection disasters.
  • Critical Vendor disasters.

So, what are talking about when we mention these general disaster categories?  Let us get more specific about these categories;

Tornado disasters include situations such as:

    • In the southern U.S. tornadoes turned deadly in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and even New Orleans.
    • Tornado tears through three Chicago suburbs.
    • Tornado recovery is tough in (pick your state).
    • Tornadoes rip central U.S. in March.
    • Dozens killed as storms ravage Missouri and Kansas.

Extreme Weather disasters include situations such as:

  • Blizzard, fire, tornadoes threaten nation's center.
  • Storm leaves ten feet of snow behind.
  • Winter woes from California to Northeast U.S.
  • Nine dead as storms roll eastward.

Pandemic disasters such as:

  • Five years after Covid-19, the pandemic leaves it's scars.
  • Deadly fungus spreads in the U.S.
  • What happens in the next (pandemic) outbreak?
  • Every 33 seconds, a death in the U.S. (December 2020).

Asset Protection disasters such as:

  • Cops say, "When you leave your car, take your keys...please!"
  • Cyberattacks in schools: How to protect yourself.
  • What to do if your information has been exposed to a data breach.
  • Tax season scams and how to avoid them (recommendations by the IRS).

Critical Vendor Disasters such as:

  • A second train derailment in Ohio raises congressional ire.
  • Nuclear plant has a radioactive leak.
  • Broken pipe in Mississippi wastes 5 million gallons of water a day!
  • Train with hazardous materials derails.

How do you protect you and your family from these common March disasters?  Most of these March disasters require that you should have a shelter in place plan.  It is the easiest, lowest-cost, and simplest plan to implement.  The second option is to have an evacuation plan in place.  This would apply to such disasters as described in the critical vendor disaster examples.  We encourage you to check out the valuable information on our website to learn how to create these two plans.   We also have tiny courses that you can complete in 15-20 minutes that show you how to create these plans in detail, step-by-step.  As our website says, “Stay safe – be prepared!”  Lives are at stake!

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