Hurricane season

2020 storm losses at Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. limited to $35M

Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens), the state’s insurer of last resort, will take a $35 million financial hit from the 2020 hurricane season because of its reinsurance program, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.

Hurricane season food supply should last at least 3 days

June 1 marked the official beginning of hurricane season, but two named storms appeared in May. With an active season predicted, it is never too early to prepare your pantry for what a storm might bring.

Oh great, a hyper hurricane season

As the days grow warmer, we begin to watch the weather reports for news of the tropics and the big storms that breed there. Maybe this year we don’t want to look.

Hurricane season still very much a danger

Hurricane Florence is the first major hurricane of the 2018 and most likely it will not be last in a season that ends Nov. 30. Lisa Vidrine, St. Landry Parish director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said, “We are at the peak of the season. We go until Nov.

The peak of the storm season

September 10 is generally recognized as the day when the hurricane season reaches its peak, and the likelihood of storms begins to fade, albeit slowly. Historically, the two weeks before and the two weeks after this day are the most likely time for a storm to develop. That’s a statistic.

NOAA predicts above-normal hurricane season

NOAA issued the scheduled update for its 2017 hurricane season outlook. Forecasters are now predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and they increased the predicted number of named storms and major hurricanes.