Hurricane Preparation
Update to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast:
As of August 10, 2023:
Due to current ocean and atmospheric conditions, such as record-warm sea surface temperatures, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center—a division of the National Weather Service—has increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season to an “above normal” level of activity from a “near normal” level with their most recent update.
The outlook now includes a 70% chance of 14-21 named storms, of which 6-11 could become hurricanes, and 2-5 could become major hurricanes. The updated outlook also states that current conditions are likely to counterbalance the usually limiting atmospheric conditions associated with the ongoing El Niño event.:
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This hurricane season could be the eighth in a row, with the number of named storms being at or above the historical average of 14. The last time a season ended below this benchmark was in 2015 when only 11 named systems developed.
AccuWeather is forecasting 13 to 17 named storms this year, higher than the initial forecast of 11 to 15 storms issued in March. Additionally, four to eight hurricanes, one to three major hurricanes and two to four direct U.S. impacts are in the forecast, with those numbers staying the same from the original outlook.
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Hurricaine Preparation:
https://portal.ct.gov/CTPrepares/Types-of-Emergencies/Hurricanes
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