Hurricane

Find your home’s wind speed zone

2020 has been an incredibly active and destructive hurricane season. While hurricanes are inevitable, some of the destruction is preventable. Homes can and do withstand strong hurricanes if they are designed and reinforced for the wind hazard speed of the area.

Hurricane threat developing

The National Weather Service on Wednesday was advising that a hurricane threat was increasing for the region. People should be prepared for hurricane-force winds by Saturday, with tropical force winds starting on Friday.

Storms that we remember

It’s not big news that the experts say we can expect a hurricane this storm season. You learn to be expect one every year when you live near the Gulf. The average is one in every four years, but that’s just an average.

Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season forecast

Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. Last year produced five land-falling storms, including Matthew that caused $10 billion in damage and killed 34 people in the U.S. and 551 in the Caribbean.

Hurricane predictions just below average

Forecasters are predicting slightly below average storm activity for the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, but say coastal residents should prepare for the worst as the chance of a dangerous storm developing is always possible.