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6/20/2019 FIU, MODS team up to host hurricane preparedness event – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale https://wsvn.com/news/local/fiu-mods-team-up-to-host-hurricane-preparedness-event/ 1/2 FIU, MODS team up to host hurricane preparedness event Joe Roetz FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida museum wants to make sure residents of all ages are ready for hurricane season, which is set to start in just two weeks. Florida International University and the Museum Of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale partnered up to hold the “Eye of the Storm” event to educate children and families about hurricane preparedness. Several organizations, including WSVN, are taking part in the event. MAY 18, 2019 SHARE NOAA AOML @NOAA_AOML NOAA’s #HurricaneHunters are standing by @MODSFTL Eye of the Storm event today! Explore the science behind hurricanes and find out how we fly into the #eyeofthestorm 4 10:53 AM - May 18, 2019

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6202019 FIU MODS team up to host hurricane preparedness event ndash WSVN 7News | Miami News Weather Sports | Fort Lauderdale

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FIU MODS team up to host hurricane preparednessevent

Joe Roetz

FORT LAUDERDALE FLA (WSVN) - A South Florida museum wants to make sure residents of all ages are ready for hurricane seasonwhich is set to start in just two weeks

Florida International University and the Museum Of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale partnered up to hold the ldquoEye of theStormrdquo event to educate children and families about hurricane preparedness

Several organizations including WSVN are taking part in the event

MAY 18 2019SHARE

NOAA AOMLNOAA_AOML

NOAArsquos HurricaneHunters are standing by MODSFTL Eye of the Storm event today Explore the science behind hurricanes and find out how we fly into the eyeofthestorm

4 1053 AM - May 18 2019

6202019 FIU MODS team up to host hurricane preparedness event ndash WSVN 7News | Miami News Weather Sports | Fort Lauderdale

httpswsvncomnewslocalfiu-mods-team-up-to-host-hurricane-preparedness-event 22

7News spoke with Erik Salna associate director of FIUrsquos Extreme Events Institute about the exhibit Saturday

ldquoToday we have all the partners of emergency management mdash Red Cross the National Weather Service mdash all coming together to get usready for June 1strdquo he said

ldquoEye of the Stormrdquo also included live demonstrations on window safety which stress the ineffectiveness of tape on windows and theadvantages of hurricane-impact glass

ldquoWe live in paradise here in South Florida but we also live in the hurricane capital of the countryrdquo said Salna ldquoso itrsquos imperative that eachand every season that we get ready be prepared for every seasonrdquo

7Weather meteorologists Brent Cameron and Vivian Gonzalez attended the event and giving a weather center demonstration mdash all in aneffort to help ensure South Florida residents make it through the next hurricane season safely

ldquoSix months passes by and another one starts so we just want to make sure we have our supply kit ready we have our home ready andprotected and we have our planrdquo said Salna ldquobecause we want to get that all in the right order for June 1strdquo

Hurricane season will last from June 1 until its ofcial end date of Nov 30

Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp All rights reserved This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed

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Vivian GonzalezVivianGonzalez7

Great day to talk about hurricane preparedness and meet our viewers myhometown MODSFTL wsvn FIU flwx blessed

39 846 PM - May 18 2019

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6202019 FIU MODS team up to host hurricane preparedness event ndash WSVN 7News | Miami News Weather Sports | Fort Lauderdale

httpswsvncomnewslocalfiu-mods-team-up-to-host-hurricane-preparedness-event 22

7News spoke with Erik Salna associate director of FIUrsquos Extreme Events Institute about the exhibit Saturday

ldquoToday we have all the partners of emergency management mdash Red Cross the National Weather Service mdash all coming together to get usready for June 1strdquo he said

ldquoEye of the Stormrdquo also included live demonstrations on window safety which stress the ineffectiveness of tape on windows and theadvantages of hurricane-impact glass

ldquoWe live in paradise here in South Florida but we also live in the hurricane capital of the countryrdquo said Salna ldquoso itrsquos imperative that eachand every season that we get ready be prepared for every seasonrdquo

7Weather meteorologists Brent Cameron and Vivian Gonzalez attended the event and giving a weather center demonstration mdash all in aneffort to help ensure South Florida residents make it through the next hurricane season safely

ldquoSix months passes by and another one starts so we just want to make sure we have our supply kit ready we have our home ready andprotected and we have our planrdquo said Salna ldquobecause we want to get that all in the right order for June 1strdquo

Hurricane season will last from June 1 until its ofcial end date of Nov 30

Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp All rights reserved This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed

See NOAA AOMLs other Tweets

Vivian GonzalezVivianGonzalez7

Great day to talk about hurricane preparedness and meet our viewers myhometown MODSFTL wsvn FIU flwx blessed

39 846 PM - May 18 2019

See Vivian Gonzalezs other Tweets

More from WSVNcom

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Florida pizza driver hearsgunshot sees man draggingbodyWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale

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Alabama governor signschemical castration bill intolawWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale

Burglary suspect caught hadmachete wound inicted byboyWSVN 7NEWS MiamiFt Lauderdale

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