There are few things more terrifying than watching the stalking turtle known as a tropical move ponderously towards you. The terror is only intensified when your trusted weatherperson informs you that said storm is probably the most powerful storm seen in these parts in at least a century and at the top end of what the atmosphere can produce.

This was a storm season that stressed my storm preps. I found several gaps, and I’m in the process of filling those. Some will be fast, some slow. The Ward family was very lucky – particularly compared to what others along the coast and in Appalachia suffered.

Anyways, this nifty infographic has been circulating the interwebs.