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‘No Sales Tax’ Hurricane Holiday Last 2 Weeks
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Names
The 2022 Disaster Pre- paredness Sales Tax Hol- iday will last two weeks, beginning May 28 through June 10
On May 27, 2022, Gover- nor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emer- gency Management (FDEM) encouraged Floridians to pur- chase disaster preparedness items during Florida’s Disas- ter Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday from Saturday, May 28, to Friday, June 10.
This year, household pet supplies such as pet food, leashes, collars, beds and portable kennels are also in-
cluded in the list of items eli- gible to be purchased tax- free.
Qualifying disaster prepared- ness supplies include:
Pet leashes, collars, muzzles and pads costing $20 or less; · Flashlights, lanterns and pet beds costing $40 or less;
Batteries and weather ra- dios costing $50 or less;
Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers costing $70 or less;
Tarps and portable pet ken- nels costing $100 or less; and Generators costing $1,000 or less.
In addition to the Disaster
Preparedness Sales Tax Holi- day, Floridians are also en- couraged to take advantage of other low-cost disaster pre- paredness activities, includ- ing:
Know Your Home, Know Your Zone – Each year it’s important for residents to know if they live in an evacu- ation zone, a low-lying, flood- prone area, a mobile home or an unsafe structure during hurricane season. It is also very important for residents to know their home and its ability to withstand strong winds and heavy rain. Visit floridadisaster.org/know for more information.
The National Oceanic At- mospheric Administration (NOAA), issued the names for the upcoming hurricanes. This year, NOAA is predicting a busy Hurricane season. Hurricane season began on Wednesday, June 1 and ends on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
Forecasters are expecting a busy hurricane season with above-normal activity. This
will mark seven consecutive years of above-average hur- ricane activity. Roughly 14 to 22 named storms are ex- pected; the average is 14.
The names this year are:
Alex, Bonnie Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, Ian, Julia, Karl, Lisa, Martin, Nicole, Owen, Paula, Richard, Shary, Tobias, Virginia, and Walter.
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