Naples has been through enough storms in the last decade — Irma in 2017, Ian in 2022, Helene and Milton in 2024 — that the protocol is no longer theoretical. This is the actual practice.
The season, month by month.
September and October carry the highest risk for Southwest Florida specifically — both Ian (Sept 2022) and Milton (Oct 2024) struck during this window. October storms tend to form in the Gulf with less warning. We track every system from the moment NOAA assigns a tropical-cyclone designation.
The four phases of storm response.
Pre-Season
Phase I · MayWhat Paramont does before the season starts — and what we ask of you.
- Building exterior inspection — loose tiles, signage, antennae, anything that becomes a projectile
- Generator service — full annual on common-area generators
- Shutter system check — operability on every building shutter
- Vendor contracts confirmed — tarp, board-up, tree, water mitigation
- Owner contact tree updated — please confirm your seasonal phone & email
- Vacant-unit protocols — for snowbird owners
Storm Watch
Phase II · 72–48 hrs outWhen a storm enters the cone of probability, the clock starts.
- First email goes out — to every owner with current contact info
- Vendors put on standby — board-up crews, tarp teams, water mitigation
- Common-area secured — pool furniture, signage, planters stowed
- Generator fuel topped off — common-area systems
- Elevator protocol staged — service interruption planning
- Board calls scheduled — daily check-ins until landfall or all-clear
Storm Warning
Phase III · 48 hrs to landfallWarning means a hurricane is expected within 36 hours. Final preparations.
- Shutters deployed — common-area windows, lobby, amenity buildings
- Evacuation guidance — Collier County zone-based; we relay alerts
- Elevators secured — moved to top floor or as building protocol dictates
- Critical documents off-site — association records to cloud + secured copies
- Pre-storm photos — every common area photographed for insurance baseline
- Lights left on — strategic for post-storm assessment access
Post-Storm
Phase IV · 0–72 hrs afterAs soon as it's safe — and not before — we are on site.
- Initial assessment — within hours of all-clear, weather permitting
- Vendors dispatched — tarp, board-up, water mitigation as needed
- Insurance carrier notified — claim opened within 24 hours of damage
- Owner update sent — building status, access info, return guidance
- Photo documentation — every damaged area, before any repair touches it
- Adjuster scheduling — we are on-site for every walk-through
Your unit-level checklist.
What we cannot do for you — and what every owner of a Paramont-managed home should have ready, by June 1, every year.
- Hurricane shutter operability confirmed
- Plywood or panels available for windows without permanent shutters
- Lanai and balcony furniture able to be stowed inside
- Important documents in waterproof container or cloud backup
- Personal property photographed for insurance baseline
- Battery-powered radio, flashlights, batteries on hand
- Two weeks of prescriptions filled, especially for late-season storms
- Current phone & email on file (call billing@ to update)
- Vacant-unit form filed if away during season
- Emergency contact identified (key holder, neighbor, family)
- Pet evacuation plan in place
- Insurance binder current (review every March)
- Special-needs registry filed if applicable
- Evacuation zone known (collier zone lookup linked below)
After-the-storm contacts.
When you need someone after the storm — and especially after-hours, with phone lines under load and email queues backed up — these are the lines that get through.