Forecasters Predict Tough Hurricane Season Upon Us

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Hurricane season is upon us and some forecasters predict it could be a brutal one.

Hurricane season along the Eastern Shoreline goes right through November and this year the National Weather Service is saying some of these storms could be severe, WCBS 880's Fran Schneidau reported.  

Senator Richard Blumenthal is among those urging people to take notice and to start preparing.

"Connecticut is in a more resilient, stronger position, but still needs to prepare. People need to put aside an emergency kit, including water and nonperishable food," he said.

The intensity of storms has been increasing over the last three decades and because of this, officials are urging people to be ready.

It was four years ago in October of 2012 when Hurricane Sandy hit and devastated massive areas along the East Coast.

There have already been six named storms and meteorologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting quite a few more.

At the beginning of the season on June 1, forecasters predicted 10 to 16 named storms. They recently raised that to 12 to 17.

They were expecting four to eight of those storms to become hurricanes, that number is now five to eight. Instead of one to four of those becoming major hurricanes, they now believe two to four of them will develop into major hurricanes.