Hurricane season is upon us, and Mathews County wants to be prepared.

With that in mind, county officials and others, including representatives from Virginia Department of Transportation, Dominion Virginia Power, U.S. Coast Guard, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Virginia State Police, Department of Social Services, and Gloucester and Middlesex counties, gathered at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad building on Monday to have a roundtable discussion on handling emergency operations before and after a storm hits.

Mathews County Board of Supervisors’ chair Edwina Casey welcomed those present, and Mathews County Emergency Services coordinator Dave Burns introduced the keynote speaker, Bill Sammler, warning coordination meteorologist with NOAA’s National Weather Service at Wakefield.

Sammler gave a brief talk about tracking hurricane and tropical storm movement using the HURREVAC website so that local managers can make informed decisions regarding setting u...