ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I CAN’T THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE JUST HOURS FROM THE OFFICIAL START OF HURRICANE SEASON. TODAY, LEADERS WITH FEMA JOINED FORCES WITH THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THEY WANT TO DISCUSS WHERE WE STAND HEADING INTO THE SEASON. METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURNS HERE WITH US NOW AND ERIC, YOU FOLLOWED ALONG. SO WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY? IT’S ALL ABOUT PREPAREDNESS, RIGHT? THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE IS TO PREPARE. AS FLORIDA IS STILL DUSTING OFF FROM LAST YEAR, THE BEACHES STILL SCRAPED UP AND NOW WE HAVE TO START PREPARING TO DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN. IT WAS TODAY THAT FEMA TEAMED UP WITH LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DOWN IN MIAMI TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE HEADING INTO THE SEASON. BEFORE CHATTING, THEY EVEN BRIEF THE PRESIDENT ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AFTER WORD OFFICIALS CHATTED WITH US AND ALL MEDIA OUTLETS AROUND THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE SEASON AHEAD AND WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO TRY AND SERVE US BETTER. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DIRECTOR, MIKE BRENNAN, DISCUSSED THE THREATS FROM A STORM. EACH HAVING THEIR OWN PERSONALITY AND HOW WE JUST CAN’T FOCUS SOLELY ON THE CONE. THINK ABOUT THIS. THE HAZARDS OF THE STORM ARE WHAT KILLED PEOPLE. THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF THE STORM, THE CATEGORY, THE NAME OF THE STORM, WHETHER IT’S A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE, THAT’S NOT WHAT KILLS PEOPLE. AND TO ME, THAT ALONE SPEAKS VOLUMES. RIGHT? THAT’S WHY EACH STORM HAS TO BE LOOKED AT, DISCUSSED FOR WHAT IT WILL BRING AND DO TO EACH INDIVIDUAL LOCATION. AND HERE AT WESH 2, IT’S WHY WE COVER EACH STORM THE WAY THAT WE DO. DIRECTOR BRENNAN ALSO TOUTED NEW MODEL DATA THAT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO REALLY HONE IN ON THEIR INTENSITY FORECASTING AND STORM SURGE FORECASTING. TWO OF THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS, BUT TWO AREAS THAT THEY’VE STRUGGLED TO IMPROVE ON UNTIL RECENT YEARS. THAT SAID, GOING FORWARD, FEMA ALSO TALKED TO US TODAY DISCUSSING HOW THEY’RE WORKING FORWARD, LEARNING FROM IAN AND NICOLE TO BRING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES HARDEST HIT TO THE COMMUNITIES SO THAT THE FOLKS DON’T HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO GET SUPPORT. THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY PROACTIVE SO THAT AFTER A STORM
FEMA, National Hurricane Center meet with President Joe Biden in Florida
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Updated: 5:09 PM EDT May 31, 2023
Florida is still dusting off from last year. Beaches are still scraped up. And now we have to start preparing to do it all over again.On Wednesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency teamed up with leaders at the National Hurricane Center down in Miami to make sure everyone is on the same page heading into hurricane season. Before chatting, they briefed the president on the state of affairs. After, officials chatted about the season ahead and what they’re doing to try and serve us better. Related: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2023Related: WESH 2 2023 Hurricane Season ForecastNational Hurricane Center Director Mike Brennan discussed the threats from a storm. He talked about how storms each have their own personality and how we can’t focus solely on the forecast cone.“The hazards of the storm are what kill people,” Brennan said. “The track of the center of the storm, category, etc. That’s not what kills people.”This is why each storm has to be looked at and discussed for what it will bring. That’s why we cover storms like we do at WESH 2.Related content:Hurricane preparedness: Essential steps to protect yourself and your homeHow to prepare for flooding produced by hurricanesHurricane watches, warnings: What they mean and what to do duringBrennan also touted new model data that has allowed them to really hone in on intensity and storm surge forecasting – two areas they’ve struggled to improve until recent years, and the two most critical in informing the public.FEMA folks also talked about how they’re working hard, learning from Ian and Nicole, to bring services to the communities hardest hit so that folks living there don’t have to work harder o get support. They want to continue a proactive approach of pre-positioning resources ahead of landfalls. Top headlines:Police: 4 children, 5 adults shot near beach in FloridaPolice: Baby dies after parents leave her in car to go to church in Palm BayMan goes overboard on Carnival cruise off Florida coast, Coast Guard says
MIAMI — Florida is still dusting off from last year. Beaches are still scraped up. And now we have to start preparing to do it all over again.
On Wednesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency teamed up with leaders at the National Hurricane Center down in Miami to make sure everyone is on the same page heading into hurricane season. Before chatting, they briefed the president on the state of affairs. After, officials chatted about the season ahead and what they’re doing to try and serve us better.
Related: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2023
Related: WESH 2 2023 Hurricane Season Forecast
National Hurricane Center Director Mike Brennan discussed the threats from a storm. He talked about how storms each have their own personality and how we can’t focus solely on the forecast cone.
“The hazards of the storm are what kill people,” Brennan said. “The track of the center of the storm, category, etc. That’s not what kills people.”
This is why each storm has to be looked at and discussed for what it will bring. That’s why we cover storms like we do at WESH 2.
Related content:
Brennan also touted new model data that has allowed them to really hone in on intensity and storm surge forecasting – two areas they’ve struggled to improve until recent years, and the two most critical in informing the public.
FEMA folks also talked about how they’re working hard, learning from Ian and Nicole, to bring services to the communities hardest hit so that folks living there don’t have to work harder o get support. They want to continue a proactive approach of pre-positioning resources ahead of landfalls.
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