How You Can Prepare for Hurricane Season

Hurricane Laura 2020 Cloud Map Gulf of Mexico 3D Render Color

Source: 3D Render of a Topographic Map of the Gulf of Mexico with the clouds from August 26, 2020. (Global Imagery Browse Services / courtesy of NASA, VIIRS data courtesy of NOAA via Getty Images)

It’s never too early to prepare for hurricane season, which begins on Sunday, June 1.

NOAA’s forecast predicts an “above-normal” hurricane season, with the possibility for eight to 10 hurricanes. After the greater Houston area was hit by Hurricane Beryl last summer, the future threat of tropical storms should not be taken lightly. While Beryl reached Texas as a category 1 hurricane, it caused the worst flooding Houston has seen since Hurricane Harvey.

Here’s what you should do to be prepared for the storms that may be headed Houston’s way this season: