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QBE North America Marks National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2021 By Offering Tips for Businesses
May 11, 2021 GMT
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As 2021 National Hurricane Preparedness Week kicks off (May 9-15), insurance leader QBE North America released its Predict, Prepare and Protect Hurricane Tips for businesses. Beginning June 1, experts predict a more active season than usual. A recent report by the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project calls for 17 named storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes (115-plus-mph winds), making it a great time to think ahead.
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Facts
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher.
Hurricanes are rated according to intensity of sustained winds on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The 1-5 scale estimates potential property damage.
A Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center advises preparedness:
A hurricane watch indicates the possibility that a region could experience hurricane conditions within 48 hours.
Even though 2020 was the most active hurricane season on record, forecasters are projecting another busy hurricane season this year. Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project released its first forecast Thursday predicting an above-normal season for 2021. A total of 17 named storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes are expected this season. The official Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 31st, though storms can develop outside of that timeframe. The National Hurricane Center will issue their tropical weather outlooks on May 15.
By Jason Hall
Apr 9, 2021
Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project released its annual hurricane season outlook on Thursday (April 8), which is predicting for an above-average season in 2021.
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season outlook is predicting 17 total named storms, which are two more than the 1991-2020 average; eight hurricanes, which is one more than the 1991-2020 average; and four major (category 3 or higher) hurricanes, which is one more than the 1991-2020 average,
The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project, which is led by
Dr. Phil Klotzbach, uses an outlook based on around 40 years of statistical factors, as well as data from seasons showing similar features of sea-level pressure and sea-surface temperatures in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans, according to