Richmond Fire Department issued the following announcement on Jun. 2.
Today marks the start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, which runs until November 30.
In this two-minute video, Bill Lawson with the City of Richmond's Office of Emergency Management breaks down some basic items that should be in your storm emergency kit. A full list is available here - https://www.ready.gov/kit
The likelihood of Richmond experiencing a hurricane grows to a peak in the late summer months of August and into September. Advances in technology allow meteorologists to predict the projected path and severity of these massive storms with greater accuracy. Hurricanes that make landfall and impact the Richmond metro area may not be as strong as when they hit the coast, but they can still bring heavy rains, flooding, strong winds and even tornadoes.
Each year, experts at Colorado State University and NOAA release predictions for the upcoming hurricane season. Colorado State researchers are predicting an above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic with 17 named storms, eight of them becoming hurricanes. Four of the hurricanes could reach “major” strength with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph.
Experts with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, are predicting an above-normal 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13-20 named storms and 6-10 of those storms strengthening into hurricanes, meaning they have winds of 74mph or greater and 3-5 major hurricanes. A normal hurricane season in the Atlantic consists of 12 named storms and six hurricanes, three of which are major hurricanes.
Original source can be found here.
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