Hurricane Season Is Coming, And Alabama Power Is Ready
By Ike Pigott
With Hurricane Nate still fresh on their minds, Alabamians may be paying more attention to the Gulf of Mexico this summer. And they should – the early predictions for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season are slightly above average for the number and strength of storms.
Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 6-12, Alabama Power is ready and able to respond should a cyclone bear down on Mobile Bay and the southern part of our state.
The early forecast from the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State calls for 14 named storms in the Atlantic, with half of those reaching hurricane strength. It goes on to predict that three will be “major” hurricanes of Category 3 or higher, with sustained winds over 110 miles per hour. That forecast would still be a downgrade from last year, when 10 named storms became hurricanes.
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