The 2024 hurricane season could be especially challenging for electric cooperatives and their members. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year, including up to 25 named storms—a record high for its May forecast.
In the latest episode of Along Those Lines, we’ll delve deeper into that forecast with Matt Rosencrans, lead hurricane outlook forecaster with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, which is part of the National Weather Service. We’ll also talk to Mike Heinen, general manager of Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative in Jennings, Louisiana, about his co-op’s efforts to strengthen its system against hurricane damage.
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