{"id":1751,"date":"2021-05-28T15:23:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2021-05-28T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:28:00","slug":"its-hurricane-season-noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-season-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/2021\/05\/28\/its-hurricane-season-noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-season-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane readiness: NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The month of June is fast approaching, and that means we are entering this year&#8217;s hurricane season for New England and the East Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a press release on May 20th outlining everything we need to know about the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Be sure to read <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/media-release\/noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-hurricane-season\" target=\"_blank\">NOAA&#8217;s forecast on their website<\/a>, and we&#8217;ve also summarized some key take-aways below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This year&#8217;s hurricane season will most likely be above-normal, which was the case last year. NOAA predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal season for 2021. What&#8217;s above-normal? A likely range of 13 to 20 named storms, of which 6 to 10 could develop into hurricanes. 3 to 5 of these could become major hurricanes (categories 3, 4, or 5 with winds of 111mph or higher). NOAA&#8217;s prediction is with 70% confidence.<\/li><li>Even though an above-average season is predicted, NOAA scientists don&#8217;t expect this season to be as busy as last year. However, NOAA acting administrator Ben Friedman cautions, &#8220;it only takes one storm to devastate a community.&#8221;<\/li><li>NOAA has upgraded many of their forecasting tools and services for 2021. Read more about these updates on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/media-release\/noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-hurricane-season\" target=\"_blank\">their website<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GRAPHIC-2021-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052021-5333x3317-highres.png?resize=712%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GRAPHIC-2021-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052021-5333x3317-highres.png?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GRAPHIC-2021-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052021-5333x3317-highres.png?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GRAPHIC-2021-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052021-5333x3317-highres.png?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GRAPHIC-2021-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052021-5333x3317-highres.png?resize=1080%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GRAPHIC-2021-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052021-5333x3317-highres.png?w=1367&amp;ssl=1 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption>A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA&#8217;s 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook.&nbsp;(NOAA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full NOAA forecast to learn all of the details behind this year&#8217;s hurricane season. With these points in mind, we&#8217;d like to echo the advice from FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell who says, &#8220;With hurricane season starting on June 1, now is the time to get ready and advance disaster resilience in our communities.&#8221; FEMA provides many helpful resources on their site <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ready.gov\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\">ready.gov\/hurricanes<\/a>, including tips for preparing for storms, how to stay safe during storms, and returning home after storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, learn more about the science behind hurricanes by watching COSTEP MA&#8217;s webinar from last year with Matthew Belk, a Lead Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, Boston, regarding the 2020 Atlantic season. Ever wonder what the difference is between a Nor&#8217;Easter and a hurricane? Is Massachusetts really at risk for impacts from hurricanes? Learn those answers and more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COSTEP MA: Hurricane Season 2020 Readiness Webinar\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/429703062?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"712\" height=\"401\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month of June is fast approaching, and that means we are entering this year&#8217;s hurricane season for New England and the East Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a press release on May 20th outlining everything we need to know about the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Be sure to read NOAA&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/2021\/05\/28\/its-hurricane-season-noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-season-for-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hurricane readiness: NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season for 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","no-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1751"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1758,"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions\/1758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/costepma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}