The 2006 hurricane season has gotten off to an early start with tropical storm Alberto predicted to become a hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida coast.
Hitting less than two weeks after the start of the hurricane season, and the first named storm of 2006, Alberto is not expected to incur severe losses to the state, but Insurance Information Institute senior vice president and chief economist Robert Hartwig said it may be the last warning for residents of the sunshine state to prepare for the storms that follow.
“It is an early start to what is expected to be a long and severe hurricane season,” he said, noting that such a start is “the only way you can fit 17 storms into a season” as predicted for 2006.
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