June 19, 2014: NOAA Predicts up to Six Atlantic Hurricanes for 2014 Storm Season
Fireman’s Fund Offers Preparedness Tips
NOVATO, Calif. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports a 70 percent chance that this year’s hurricane season will produce three to six hurricanes. Two of them are predicted to be major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher. Fireman’s Fund Risk Service Consultants urges consumers to be prepared.
The main driver of this year’s forecast is the anticipated development of El Niño this summer. While NOAA forecast a slow season in 1992, Hurricane Andrew became one of the strongest to ever hit the United States. Andrew struck South Florida in August 1992 causing an estimated $26 billion in damage, making it one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history.