The federal government came out with its annual Hurricane Season prediction yesterday. Based on ocean water temperatures, winds and other factors, scientists believe there's a 70 per cent chance that we'll have nine to 15 named storms, with four to eight blossoming into hurricanes.
Predictions of this nature don't work for me. At best, it's an educated guess. Weather patterns change frequently. Who predicted that mild and snow free winter we just had? Let me answer that for you. No one.
Here's what to do. Go to the internet. Watch WNEP. Watch the Weather Channel between horrible "reality" shows and before screaming drama king Jim Cantore sends America in to a panic. Get the information on approaching storms, and take appropriate action. It never hurts to have extra batteries and non perishable food around just in case.
That's all you have to do. It's all very simple.
You don't need long term and often inaccurate predictions.
We'll take it one storm at a time.
