Shop Your Hurricane Preparedness Supplies Now - A Busier Than usual Season Predicted

Our article at http://rayneau.blogspot.com/2017/05/start-building-your-hurricane.html posted on Tuesday May 16, 2017, states that this year’s hurricane season would be a below average season. However, according to the latest forecasts released by Colorado State University, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and The Weather Company, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be more active than historical averages with regard to the number of named storms.

While the Colorado State University (CSU) Tropical Meteorology Project outlook headed by Dr. Phil Klotzbach is calling for an above-average number of named storms with 14 expected and forecasts an average number of hurricanes this year, with six expected in the Atlantic Basin, the NOAA issued its forecast at the end of May and called for:

• Eleven to 17 named storms – including April's Tropical Storm Arlene.
• Five to nine of which would become hurricanes.
• Two to four of which would become major hurricanes.

The Weather Company updated its seasonal forecast earlier in May and expects a total of 14 named storms – seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes

What does this mean for St Lucians? It means we may be in for some severe weather this hurricane season and that we should stop pontificating, get ready and be prepared.

The official Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. Occasionally, storms can form outside those months as happened this year with Tropical Storm Arlene.

Hurricane Preparedness Supplies Shop our selection of storm and hurricane supplies from plywood and tarps to standby generators and rechargeable batteries. Find it all at our store in Corinth at Rayneau Construction & Industrial Products Limited. Visit us or give us a call on 450-7247

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