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Turkish woman in Florida shows how she storm-proofed her home for hurricane season
Şeval Demirci, a Turkish citizen living in Florida, filmed the steps she took to protect her home from a coming storm, from fitting metal panels over the windows to stacking free sandbags handed out by the city.
Şeval Demirci, a Turkish citizen who lives in Florida, has shared a video walking viewers through how she prepared her home for hurricane season, offering a first-hand look at a routine that is new to many families who have recently moved to the state.
Demirci said she made the video to show the precautions homeowners take in Florida. As a storm approached, she and her family began installing metal storm panels over their windows. The panels arrived as a kit with an instruction manual, and the family worked through the catalog to match each piece to the right window, since the panels are numbered in groups.
It was the first time they had used the system, Demirci said, comparing the installation to a jigsaw puzzle and adding that it turned out to be somewhat fun.
A chair now, a neighbor’s ladder next
The upper windows proved harder to reach. The family used chairs at first, and Demirci said she would borrow a ladder from a neighbor for the higher panels and show the rest of the work in a second video. She described the installation as quite easy, noting that the panels can be taken down by loosening the screws and put back up with a screwdriver or a similar tool.
Free sandbags from the city
Another detail in the video drew attention: the city’s free sandbag program. Demirci explained that sandbags can be picked up at designated beach locations, where residents fill them with sand themselves. Each person can take 10 bags and must show an ID with their address. The family placed the bags in front of doors and entrances to help keep floodwater out.
Storm panels are meant to protect windows from debris carried by high winds, while sandbags placed at the right spots can limit how much water gets in through doors during flooding — two of the most common ways homes are damaged in hurricanes.
The season is not over yet
The Atlantic hurricane season runs through Nov. 30. Earlier this month, Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin in the Florida Panhandle on the night of Oct. 9 as a Category 2 storm, after peaking as a major hurricane. Gov. Ron DeSantis said about 450,000 customers lost power in Florida, and the storm turned deadly across the Southeast.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) advises residents to know their evacuation zone, clear drains and gutters, bring outdoor furniture inside, consider hurricane shutters, keep phones charged and set aside medication and other supplies. It also warns never to walk or drive through floodwater: just six inches of fast-moving water can knock a person down.
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