by Joseph Riscica
Every year around this time, a question hangs in the air for non-profits and businesses like storm clouds in the sky: Will a hurricane affect our area and our ability to serve our communities?

Now at the midpoint of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, activity has been relatively muted so far and the few storms named have not resulted in significant damage to the New Jersey area. But with the most active period of the violent weather approaching, many meteorologists believe the quiet trend could make a 180-degree shift, the likes of which hasn’t been seen since Superstorm Sandy came ashore in 2012, according to a newly released forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
According to NOAA, there’s a 70 percent chance that between two and four major hurricanes will develop between now and November 30, the last official day of the hurricane season.