hurricane season

05 Jun Understanding your specific risks is key to hurricane preparedness

Posted at 13:19h in Flood Insurance, Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season, Property Insurance, Uncategorized

By Anita Byer The 2025 hurricane season is underway, so the time to prepare is now. We know that preparing for hurricane season can be overwhelming, particularly when the forecast is for above-normal storm activity. Fortunately, preparations can be made easier by working smarter, not harder....

22 May NOAA predicts above-normal storm activity for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Posted at 14:32h in 2025, Flood Insurance, hurricane season, Property Insurance, Uncategorized

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting above-normal hurricane activity for the upcoming hurricane season. NOAA’s 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and...

04 Jun NOAA is forecasting more named storms and hurricanes in 2024 than ever before

Posted at 14:56h in Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season, Property Insurance, Uncategorized

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expecting above-normal hurricane activity during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA forecasters are predicting an 85 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 10 percent chance of a near-normal season and...

10 Apr Colorado State’s initial forecast predicts more hurricanes in 2024 than ever predicted before

Posted at 15:45h in Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season, Property Insurance, Uncategorized

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The forecast team at Colorado State University is predicting an historically active Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2024 forecast. In fact, the number of hurricanes forecast for 2024 is the most ever predicted by CSU in their...

15 Aug NOAA updates hurricane season forecast, now predicting above-normal storm activity

Posted at 15:25h in 2023, hurricane season, Property Insurance

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently updated its 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast, but not for the better. Prompted in part by record-warm sea surface temperatures, NOAA forecasters have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic...

30 Jun Does the average homeowner’s perception of weather risks match reality?

Posted at 15:51h in 2023, Flood Insurance, Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk When it comes to protecting our homes against weather and climate disasters, our perception of weather risks must match the current reality, which is constantly changing. For instance, the reason it seems like damaging weather events are happening...

25 May NOAA predicts near-normal 2023 hurricane season

Posted at 18:53h in 2023, Commercial Insurance, Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting near-normal hurricane activity for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA forecasters predict a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a 30% chance...

05 May Hurricane season 2023 is nearly underway, start preparing today

Posted at 18:46h in 2023, Flood Insurance, Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Hurricane season 2023 is nearly underway, so it’s time to start preparing…today. Perfect timing too, because the first week of May is Hurricane Preparedness Week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sponsors this week to raise awareness of...

09 Aug NOAA updates 2022 hurricane forecast; above-normal activity still expected

Posted at 21:06h in 2022, Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently updated its 2022 Atlantic hurricane season outlook. Despite relatively little storm activity so far, NOAA maintains that atmospheric and oceanic conditions still favor an above-normal 2022 hurricane season. “We’re just getting...

26 May NOAA predicts above-average hurricane activity for seventh consecutive year

Posted at 15:26h in 2022, Homeowners' Insurance, hurricane season

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its predictions for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. For the seventh consecutive year, forecasters are predicting above-average storm activity. More specifically, NOAA predicts a 65 percent chance of an above-normal season,...