Okay, technically, the hurricane season lasts until the end of the month. And there’s the superstitious fragment of me that fears I’m tempting fate by talking about it as if it’s done. Still, with the nasty cold front that’s come through Ward Manor’s environs, I’m fairly certain we won’t see any tropicals until next year.

Looking globally, it hasn’t been a slow year. If anything, it’s been an unusually strong year. There were three Cat 5’s. Which, according to Wikipedia, hasn’t occurred since 2005. Looking at what Melissa did to Jamaica brought back the terror I felt when Milton was at its peak and headed straight towards us.

What made it interesting is the entire lack of impacts at Ward Manor. I look back at past blog posts, and it seems we get a busy year, a slow year, a busy year, etc.

Now, I could look at 2025 as the pendulum swing from 2024 – which was extremely active for my AO with three nasty storms in less than two months. However, that side of me that drives my prepper instincts is screaming that I need to be super-prepped for 2026.

I’m hoping for an easy 2026, but I’ve got my list of things to do before mid-May rolls around.