Hurricane Beryl (now making its way through middle America) set multiple records for an early-season hurricane, including the most rapid intensification ever seen, as well as the first Category 5 hurricane on record for this time of year.

The NOAA forecast for the 2024 Hurricane Season called for significantly more storms, and more intense storms than average.  Experience from Beryl has many groups wondering if their forecasts need to be revised.  Colorado State just did exactly that, bumping their forecast numbers up.

The reason for pointing this out is that we, in New England, are at a higher risk than usual, with warmer waters off our coast (usually our cold waters cause storms to die out).  Now is the time to make our preparation for the upcoming storm season.  Review your evacuation plans, tune-up your generators, and have your go-kits ready to go.