Get Your Hurricane Preparedness Kits Ready
8/11/2017 (Permalink)
Get your hurricane preparedness kits ready Elizabeth City, Outer Banks. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, our region could see more than 20 tropical storms and hurricanes this season.
Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, says that "We're now entering the peak of the season when the bulk of the storms usually form." Typically, our Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1-November 30.
According to the release, there is a 60% chance that we will see an above-normal season with 14 to 19 tropical storms and five to nine hurricanes. Between two and five of those hurricanes are predicted to be major.
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