The Time To Prepare Is Now, With One Hurricane Down And More To Come

Hurricane Barry has come and gone, and while the first hurricane to make landfall in the US this season didn’t wreak as much havoc as expected, there are still other storms slated to appear in the summer and fall.

For 2019, forecasts are predicting between 12 and 14 named storms, with five to seven of those expected to develop into hurricanes, and, of those, two to four are expected to be major events.

“That’s considered an average season,” said Ann Myhr, senior director of knowledge resources at The Institutes Risk and Insurance Knowledge Group. However, she added, an ‘average’ forecast doesn’t mean people should be lulled into a false sense of security.