Be sure to prepare the following:

TIP ❸: Know where to shelter. Although there is no completely safe place during a tornado, some locations are much safer than others. Go to the basement or an inside room without windows on the lowest floor (bathroom, closet, center hallway). If possible, avoid sheltering in a room with windows.

Hurricane Prep Tips

• Make a plan. If evacuation is necessary, turn off all utilities and follow community disaster preparedness plans.
• Secure the exterior.
• Install storm shutters.
• Check wall hangings and art.
• Move your cars.
• Power up.
• Unplug appliances.
• Store important documents.

1. An emergency food and water supply.
2. An emergency medicine supply.
3. Emergency power sources such as flashlights (don’t forget extra batteries).
4. Safety and personal items.
5. Important documents, including medical documents, wills, passports, and personal identification.
6. A fire extinguisher.

Hurricanes damage things to the point that sewer water gets mixed in with the drinking water. Having a tub full of drinking water is a quick way to have clean water, hopefully until services are restored.

The average of all the predictions for the 2021 season is for 17 tropical storms to form, out of which eight would reach hurricane status. The normal is 14 storms a year, out of which seven become hurricanes.

Theta — the 29th named storm of the Atlantic season — breaks the record for the highest number of tropical/subtropical storms in a single year. The previous record of 28 storms was set in 2005. Official records date to 1851.

Florida has been hit by 121 hurricanes and 37 major hurricanes since 1851 — by far the most of any state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an above-normal storm season with 13 to 20 named storms, 6 to 10 hurricanes and 3 to 5 major hurricanes in 2021.

How Many Hurricanes Are Expected This Year? An above-normal number of storms is expected in 2021, making for a very active season overall: CSU’s latest forecast (published June 3, 2021) predicts a total of 17 named storms (average is 12.1) for the year, of which 8 will become hurricanes (average is 6.4).

2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season’s Storm Names : NPR. 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season’s Storm Names Meteorologists predict another above-average hurricane season. As in the previous seven years, this season got an early start when Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic on May 22.

UPDATED: June 10, 2021. On June 9, 2021, all of the NOAA National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Cyclone Reports for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season were completed. This is the most storms on record, surpassing the 28 from 2005, and the second-highest number of hurricanes on record.

1900 Galveston Hurricane

Hurricanes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2000-2020