Alabama NewsCenter — Get ready for hurricane peak season with these 11 tips from Alabama Power

By: Alabama News Center Staff

The National Hurricane Center is giving a disturbance in the northwestern Caribbean Sea an 80% chance of forming a tropical system and entering the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall next week.

It’s a reminder that although hurricane season runs from June to November, now is the time when it truly begins to hit its peak.

The number of hurricanes has already begun to increase. With record warm sea-surface temperatures, scientists at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center recently stated that, for the remainder of the 2023 hurricane season, there is a greater likelihood of activity in the Atlantic. Forecasters say the level of hurricane activity has risen from near normal to above normal.

The Alabama Weather Blog gladly brings you an excerpt of this article through a partnership with the Alabama NewsCenter. You can see the complete post featuring all the associated images, videos, and links by clicking HERE.

Category: ALL POSTS, Partner News Stories