Scott Martin | May 9, 2021 @ 10:00 am
Be ready for hurricane season. Over the week ahead, you can determine your personal hurricane risk, find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, and review/update insurance policies. You can also make a list of items to replenish hurricane emergency supplies and start thinking about how you will prepare your home for the coming hurricane season. If you live in hurricane-prone areas, you are encouraged to complete these simple preparations before hurricane season begins on June 1. Keep in mind, you may need to adjust any preparedness actions based on the latest health and safety guidelines from the CDC and your local officials. Today’s topic is about determining your risks.
Projected path of Tropical Storm Andres. (CNN Weather Image)
by: Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist
Posted:
May 9, 2021 / 02:13 PM EST
(CNN) The first tropical storm of the 2021 eastern Pacific hurricane season formed off the southwest coast of Mexico on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Andres is the earliest tropical storm to ever form during the satellite era in the eastern Pacific, surpassing Adrian in 2017. Andres also holds the distinction of developing before the official start of eastern Pacific hurricane season, which begins on May 15.
It’s not the first time a tropical system has developed before the official start of hurricane season. The eastern Pacific has had either a tropical depression or tropical storm form prior to the official season in three of the last five years.
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Why everyone in Alabama should prepare NOW for hurricanes
By Dennis Washington
May 7, 2021
Lineman Matt Kilpatrick and Utility Assistant Gage Gilliland work to reconnect power after Hurricane Sally. (Dan Anderson/Alabama NewsCenter)
The threats from hurricanes to you and your family can vary widely depending on where you live, but as we saw in 2020, no county in Alabama is immune from the effects of these deadly storms.
A record 30 named storms marked the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 of the 30 storms becoming hurricanes, the second-highest number of hurricanes ever recorded in a single year. Twelve of the storms made landfall in the continental U.S., including hurricanes Sally and Zeta, which caused significant damage across Alabama.
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