Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2024 forecast. The team cites record warm tropical and eastern subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures as a primary factor for their prediction of 11 hurricanes this year.
Hurricanes - Need To Know
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What You Need To Prepare
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The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be busier than average. To ensure that people everywhere are prepared, officials visited residents in Sanford, a landlocked city in the middle of the Sunshine State.
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Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drills this week to simulate how the utility would respond if a hurricane struck the state and devastated the power grid.
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Emergency managers are urging Floridians to assess their homes and fortify any vulnerable areas; organize and safeguard all important papers and items; double-check your home-insurance policy; prepare an emergency kit; and identify if you live in an evacuation zone.
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Hurricane season starts June 1. And water district officials are planning to rebuild a water control structure that helps keeps the Hillsborough River from flooding during major storms. It's a key feature protecting much of Tampa.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has established the week to residents get ready for what's expected to be an active season.
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Early predictions are much above average, with 23 named storms, with 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes.
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The National Hurricane Center is gearing up for what might be an extremely active, even record-breaking hurricane season. To prepare, meteorologists are keeping an eye on rapid intensification and making several changes to the way information is shared.
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The weather service is asking users to weigh in as heat-related health issues disproportionally impact our most vulnerable populations.
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The News Service of Florida has 5 Questions for Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
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Hurricanes and red tides could become more powerful as the Gulf of Mexico heats to record levels. But budget cuts are threatening a system that monitors conditions there — including programs based in St. Petersburg and Sarasota.
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The network is made up of over 50 local nonprofits.
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Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Chad Chronister signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that would provide aid to each agency during Hurricane Season, should the need arise.