It seems that the first flood watches have now ended, at least for the Ridge Meadows area, but we’re not quite out of the woods yet, as the storms continue to roll across the southern half of the province.  Environment Canada issued another wind warning at 4am this morning, warning that winds ranging from 70-90 km/h are expected to hit the Fraser Valley, including Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows tonight.

I don’t know what it is, but I happen to have a thing for wind storms.  Not for the damage that they do, obviously, but I love being inside watching the wind blow.

Thankfully the flood warnings have been canceled, though.  There’s absolutely nothing fun about flooding, and having to fight to try and save your home from being destroyed because a river broke its banks, as happened on Vancouver Island over the weekend, is something that you hope that no one ever has to go through.

Regardless of whether or not you tend to lose power during storms or not, it’s always a good idea to have an emergency kit ready just in case.  BC Hydro explains what you should have in your home preparedness kit.  Our home is pretty well set, although I should probably pick up some more batteries for the radio.

What do you do to get ready for what seems to be the all-too-common November storms around here?

Andrew Douglas (ad@ridgemeadowspost.com)