StormBag Flood Protection Blog

Properly-scaled StormBag burlap sandbags lined along a Florida home garage door under approaching hurricane storm clouds, with drought-stressed yard

May 28, 2026 StormBag Team8 min read

The Drought-Hurricane Paradox: Why a Parched Florida Faces Worse Flooding This Season

64 percent of Florida and 56 percent of Georgia are in extreme or exceptional drought heading into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The counterintuitive truth:...

NOAA National Hurricane Preparedness Week graphic showing pre-season prep checklist: evacuation plan, supplies, insurance, communication plan, and home strengthening

Apr 28, 2026 StormBag Team9 min read

National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2026: A Day-by-Day Guide for Homeowners

National Hurricane Preparedness Week runs May 3 to 9, 2026. Each day NOAA covers a different topic: knowing your risk, pre-season prep, reading forecasts, what...