The National Hurricane Conference is this week in Orlando
JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON WAS THE SOLE DISSENTER. IT IS DAY TWO OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE. EXPERTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE RIGHT HERE IN ORLANDO, PREPARING FOR THE SEASON THAT IS NOW JUST MONTHS AWAY. THAT INCLUDES FIRST WARNING CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TONY MAINOLFI, WHO IS GIVING US A PEEK INSIDE TONY. IT IS THE SMARTEST OF THE SMART. THEY’RE TRYING TO GET US READY FOR WHAT’S COMING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. 62 DAYS OUT NOW, GUYS. 62. HEY, LISTEN, WE’RE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL. A LOT OF VENDORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, NOT JUST HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THEY’VE GOT DEVICES TO HELP FOLKS GET THROUGH AND MITIGATE STORM DAMAGE. GOT. MRS. WE’VE GOT TELEPHONE FOLKS HERE, YOU NAME IT. ANY TYPE OF DEVICE THAT WE NEED DURING HURRICANE SEASON AND DURING A STORM IS RIGHT HERE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL. AND A LOT OF FOLKS ARE COMING IN CHECKING OUT SOME REALLY COOL TECHNOLOGY. NOW, EARLIER TODAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN ON A VERY IMPORTANT SESSION GOING BACK TO MILTON AND LEON AND ONE OF THE BIG STORIES COMING OUT OF THAT WAS HOW TO CONVEY THE INLAND CONCERN IN A CONE THAT THE HURRICANE CENTER PUTS OUT. AND SO THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE DISCUSSION TODAY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN AND SPEAK TO DIRECTOR BRENNAN. HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE CONE AND THE CHANGES COMING FOR INLAND AREAS. EARLIER TODAY. THE IDEA WAS TO INCLUDE THOSE SO THAT WE COULD BETTER CONVEY THAT WIND RISK, YOU KNOW, HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA IN PARTICULAR, YOU’RE VULNERABLE. YOU GET HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN ORLANDO FROM A STORM THAT MAKES LANDFALL ON THE EAST COAST OR THE GULF COAST, AND THAT IF YOU GO BACK TO LIKE MILTON OR HELENE, YOU HAD ALMOST THE ENTIRE FLORIDA PENINSULA UNDER SOME TYPE OF HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR WARNING. SO IT’S A BETTER CONVEY THAT WIND RISK AND ALSO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE HAZARDS EXTEND WELL OUTSIDE THE CONE. AGAIN, NOT JUST WIND RISK. WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT. TORNADOES, FLOODING. OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH FAY, WITH IAN AND WITH THE COASTAL STORM SURGE. SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING OUT TODAY. CAM WILL BE HERE TOMORROW AS WE CONTINUE DAY THREE. SHE’LL HAVE A REPORT AGAIN GIVING US MORE INFORMATION. HOW FOLKS HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA CAN GET READY FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON. AGAIN, JUST 6
The National Hurricane Conference is this week in Orlando
Updated: 4:59 PM EDT Mar 31, 2026