In August, hurricane risks will skyrocket and new warnings will be brought. However, predictors still don’t know what the 2025 season holds.
Hurricane season will be busy, experts say
Dr. Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, said he anticipated a busy hurricane season and urged people to start preparing.
Early August will see hurricane risks surge, reminding us that new potential systems off the East Coast, and that catastrophic storms can quickly intensify disasters.
Historical trends show that August is often a pivot point for hurricane season, with predictors saying the current situation pointing to an increase in tropical activity. Early in the month also brought a new weather system in which predictors are looking off the East Coast, but so far the danger appears to be low.
It’s too early to know what will happen as the 2025 hurricane season progresses, but last year’s season is a reminder of why it’s important to be informed and prepared.
In 2024, brutal storm activity, including Hurricane Helen, who destroyed the southeast in late September, killed 248 people and suffered $78.7 billion in damage.
On September 26, the storm injured 117 people and forced over 2,700 high water rescues from northwest of Stein Hatchee, Florida, through Tennessee and North Carolina.
The 2024 hurricane season also included the devastating storms Beryl, Milton and John. Beryl, Milton and John’s names, along with Helen, retired from the rotating alphabetical basis of the world weather organization of the Hurricane’s name due to severity.
Hurricane-prone area forecasters and residents are at greater risk, so we can look back at the destructive power of Hurricane Helen.
Check out photos of the aftermath of Hurricane Helen
Contributions: Doyle Rice, Dina Boyles Palber, Eduardo Cuebas, USA Today
