WPTV 2021 Hurricane Presentation

WPTV First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Steve Weagle presents the hurricane season outlook for 2021 and dispels some myths about hurricanes.

Hi everyone.

I'm first aleSteve Wiegel from WPTV.

Weand the title of this onewe still see a lot of peopdo things to prepare for hhurricanes that you reallyput your safety in jeopardtalk about that.

I'm gonnaon what's expected this yeseason.

Overall hurricanejune 1st through novemberof the season would be septypically in june and julygoing on for hurricane seato really get going aboutdo a sharp climb up towardkind of the peak day.

It'sAtlantic Ocean but it's noday for South Florida becamonth of October than we dthe entire Atlantic basin.after that.

Although therethat is around mid octoberwe see some storms kind ofinto the gulf of Mexico anand late october.

Those lathat sneak in All right, afor this year.

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We have there'sand it was a busy season ocourse into the Greek Alphthe second time that's hapyear was 2005.

The year weThe Of course historicallyhurricanes had to come cloand Jeanne.

In 2004.

Wilmawas a massive scare for usthen lifted north along thmade a direct impact here,felt some of the effects fwell, there's Irma, the liSo we have to be ready forNow, hurricanes are rated1 to category five.

That iscale, but obviously therethey are and how much of ahave on south florida.

Thethere's the wind, there'sfrom rainfall and there'sAll those factors come intto Category five.

And of chad a few Category five huon the list now.

And severhurricane center gives a fyou a really to peace is vof information, they tellit's going to be and the ior it can be a little bitthe past, hurricanes willat times.

Um not really inthe official forecast is,exceptionally good and a lstill going into those intNow, hurricanes in the pasdone a lot of damage for fsome mess that we want toone taping windows.

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Um, anddo this.

They believe thatopen equalizes the pressurand the outside and protecdoes not keep all those wibut protect them at the sadon't want to be dealing wThird myth would be that Tone hurricane, not that bamuch of an issue.

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Westorms in the last few yeamany deaths and they werestorm surge.

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A lot ofit, but it had a 20 ft stoone of those myths that weto get away from.

Also thaaffect the coastline.

Wellnot true because Hurricaneon the west coast of floriwell, no, it definitely haimpact here in our area.

Swas that October hurricanethat caused a lot of damagfor many weeks in certainI want to mention is a lotof condos along the coastlpeople believe that if theup in a condo or some sortyou're better protected, yOur 10% stronger every 10up in a building.

So instehour wind, you're dealingan hour.

That doesn't sounthe wind potential, the wiincreases exponentially.

Sat a storm that will likelto higher up in that buildsure you avoid the storm sdealing with some of the ohurricane and that wind daa serious threat that youthe tornado threat in hurrwhat we of course we keepand warnings are issued.

Dhurricane shutters.

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Ifire threat issue and thedon't want that.

Now therepeople who may be going awwell before the storm, theput up their shutters wellbefore the watch is issuedthe time to put up your shand not after.

It gives yotime.

Alright, uh with allcourse we have a lot of thand we have the gusty windstorm surge threat.

So allin.

So this year a lot ofaverage season.

There is ntypically suppresses hurrihurricane activity in theno El Nino at this time.

Tif the water is warmer atform in the central atlantor in the gulf of Mexico aAnd that water is very wargoing to be a factor thata factor on hurricanes twovery much everyone.

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