When these storms get into the interior, they can spawn lots of flooding and tornadoes so I guess it's timely for most of the South and even up into New England, unfortunately.
I try to make hurricanes as "fun" and not scary for the kids as I can. We try to instill that the storms are serious and we have to prepare but I don't want them to be terrified of them. Last year, when the winds died down a bit, the kids came out into the street (everyone was cooped up in the house so long) and they got their rollerblades and umbrellas and windsurfed down the street. I made a great scrapbook page of it!
My husband often has to work, storm or not, or is on call in case of mass casualty, so we often have to ride out the storm by ourselves. We try to play board games and read, and we keep the TV on as long as possible to keep an eye on the track of the storm.
Oh, I forgot making sure the cars are full of gas and grabbing some cash from the ATM.
With the hurricane season so active, so early you're right.
I live on the northeastern coast of VA and can be susceptible to 'canes - but was pretty lucky last year, they seemed to skirt west of us and then head to the Atlantic north of us.......but I have no intentions of playing with fate.
How you deal with the storms with the kids is very good advice for anyone, and any type of storms.
I really and truly pray this is not a repeat of last year for you Folks in Florida.