
Episode #106
Before the Cone: IBHS Meteorologist Rachael Gauthier on Florida Hurricane Prep
Send us Fan Mail Peak hurricane season is here, and this episode of Palm & Pine goes past the usual “buy water and batteries” list. Meteorologist Rachael Gauthier spent more than a decade reporting from storms after the damage was done. She now works at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, the lab that puts full-size houses in a Category 3 wind tunnel to see what actually fails. We talk about roofs and loose shingles, garage doors, carports, manufactured homes and tie-downs, and the prep that matters before the forecast cone ever appears. IBHS: https://ibhs.org Disaster Discussions podcast: https://ibhs.org/disaster-discussions-podcast/ IBHS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IBHS_org FORTIFIED Home: https://fortifiedhome.org Practical storm guides: https://disastersafety.org Support the show Introduction by Butch Faulkner. Music created on SUNO AI. Support the podcast at: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/palmandpine Join our Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/c/PalmandPinePodcast Visit our website: http://palmandpine.net/ Purchase one of Prof. Barlow’s books to support the podcast: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/dbarlow

