(BPT) - Just because the Atlantic has been quiet doesn't mean that hurricane season, or the risk of losing power, is over. In fact, late-season storms have produced some of the region's most damaging hurricanes on record, and with them, some of the longest home power outages households have faced.
Just two years ago, Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region in late September and became the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina. Nearly two weeks later, Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 hurricane, made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, and became the most intense hurricane of the 2024 season.
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