West Palm Beach prepares for hurricanes during a pandemic

West Palm Beach prepares for hurricanes during a pandemic

As NOAA predicts an 'above average' 2020 hurricane season, West Palm Beach is preparing.

START OF HURRICANE SEASON.OF HURRICANE SEASON.

TODAY, WEWILL LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WESTPALM BEACH CITY LEADERS ARPREPARING IN THE MIDST OF THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVESTEPHANIE SUSSKIND IS LIVE ATTHE EMERGENCY OPERATIONSCENTER TO TELL US WHAT WE CAEXPECT.

STEPHANIE?THE DATE MAY BE CIRCLED ONYOUR CALENDAR..

IT CERTAINLYIS HERE- JUNE FIRST..

THESTART OF HURRICANE SEASON.

ANDTHE PREPARATIONS MAY LOOKDIFFERENT THIS YEAR IN TMIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.NOAA IS PREDICTING AN ABOVEAVERAGE HURRICANE SEASON WITH13-19 NAMED STORMS. ANDFACT- WEBEFORE THE SEASON EVEN STARTS!WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE TODAYABOUT HOW COVID-19 WILL IMPATHE CITYBEEN LOOKING AT HOW TO MODIFYTHINGS LIKE SHELTERS ANDEVACUATIONS IF A HURRICANEWERE TO COME OUR WAYMAYOR KEITH JAMES WILL BSPEAKING ALONG WITH POLICE ANDFIRE DEPARTMENT LEADERS.

THATNEWS CONFERENCE WILL BE AT 10THIS MORNING- YOU CAN WATCH ITLIVE ON WPTV AS WELL AS OUFACEBOOK PAGE AND MOBILE