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SECONEWS My background by trade is accounting and finance. I have a healthy belief in data analysis to project trends. The percentages below certainly get my attention and should grab yours as well.
For the Gulf Coast, the probability of at least one major hurricane making landfall is 44% which is above the historical average. For the U.S. east coast including Florida, the probability of at least one major hurricane making landfall this year is 45% which is also above average.
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While these statistics are troubling, the fact is that living on the Florida peninsula surrounded by water, we are bound to feel the effects SECO ENERGY IS of tropical storms and STORMREADY hurricanes. Preparing before they happen is critical.
The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU) published its Atlantic hurricane season forecast AND STRONGLY in April. These experts ENCOURAGES YOUR SECO Energy is predict the 2020 Atlantic StormReady and strongly hurricane season will have FAMILY TO PRACTICE e n co u ra g e s yo u r fa m i l y above-normal activity. This HURRICANE to practice hurricane includes the probability of preparedness. Our storm major hurricanes (Category PREPAREDNESS. hardening efforts include 3, 4 and 5) to make landfall replacing aging distribution along the U.S. coast and in poles, upgrading transmission poles from the Caribbean based on historical and 2020 wood to concrete and trimming trees that probability trackers. encroach on power lines.
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Historically between 1878 and 2017, Florida had a 51% probability of a hurricane spinning into the state. The probability of a major hurricane was 21%. CSU’s probability tracker for 2020 reflects an increased chance of 68% of a hurricane affecting the state. The probability that at least one major hurricane will make Florida landfall is 31%.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE • Generator Safety • Winners’ Circle • EOC Contacts • Florida Fauna & Flora • Hurricane Handbook JUNE 2020 | SECO NEWS
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