Hurricane Bill Expected To Miss U.S. Coast
Although hurricane season has been pretty much quiet thus far, tropical activity has picked up last week and the first named storms of the season finally developed. The remnants of tropical storm Ana are breaking up at the moment but now all eyes are turned to Hurricane Bill.
Hurricane Bill is an enormous system the has already reached Category 4 with winds recorded at over 135 mph. Many forecasters are expecting it to veer sharply north and miss the U.S. coast entirely.
A front is moving into the eastern seaboard and is expected to push the storm away from the coast. The northeastern states will be keeping a careful watch on the storm in case it’s track takes it more west than is expected.
Major hurricanes are rare for New England and the other northeastern states and risk of damage could be extreme as residents aren’t likely as prepared as the their southern counterparts for whom it is an annual occurrence. I, myself living in the Northeast, can distantly remember taping up windows as a child but that was a long time ago.
This would be a good time to make sure your insurance is up to date and maybe exploring if any additional coverage maybe needed like flood insurance which is offered by FEMA through the National Flood Insurance Program. Hopefully, Hurricane Bill will miss the U.S. coast as expected but it never hurts to be prepared.
