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Be prepared for Hurricane Arthur, and associated storm activity as we move into Fourth of July weekend. Hurricane Arthur is expected to most strongly affect the North Carolina coast including areas surrounding Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, Myrtle Beach and Wilmington, then will potentially bring heavy rains to areas of New England and Cape Cod. Make sure to prepare your businesses and homes prior to the storm, and be ready to take action if damage occurs to your facilities.

While summer storms bring significant amounts of rain and wind to the areas they affect, these storms are not all the same. By understanding the difference between the various types of tropical activity, you can better prepare your business and focus on recovery.

Hurricane season is well underway and one tropical cyclone—Hurricane Arthur—already made landfall in the United States. Meteorologists originally predicted a more active hurricane season for 2014, but eight of the nine named tropical storms that have passed through the country’s southeastern waters have not developed into hurricanes. With a slow start to hurricane season, disaster recovery companies warn businesses that they should keep their preparedness plans updated as there is still a lot of time remaining in the 2014 season, which ends November 30.

One of the greatest losses that a company can experience is damage to it physical documents. Salvaging these assets after a natural disaster often requires immediate assistance from professional document recovery services so you don’t experience more delays than necessary to resume normal business operations. By taking a proactive approach with mitigation strategies, you can prevent the loss of important business records and avoid the need for natural disaster document recovery.

One of the elements that businesses can overlook in a disaster preparedness plan is document recovery. Protecting critical business documents is important and should have its own dedicated section in a preparedness plan as it provides guidance to ensure the prompt recovery and salvaging of essential documents after a disaster.