ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the themes of the last couple of hurricane seasons has been the rapid intensification of these storms.
Of greater concern is where these storms are rapidly intensifying. We have seen this a lot over the past couple of years. You’re following the forecast and preparing for a tropical storm or low-end hurricane.
Then, you wake up one morning and all of a sudden, you have a major Category 3 or greater hurricane inbound with little time to prepare for the heightened threat.
It’s not just that these storms can intensify rapidly, but it’s that they are doing so, in some cases, hours before landfall.