How to better protect your home from a hurricane

The time of year that typically sees the most tropical systems forming in the Atlantic Basin is almost here.

The past three weeks in the Atlantic Basin have been notably quiet with no named storm formations since Ernesto on Aug. 12.

The last time the Atlantic had no named storm formations between Aug. 13 and Sept. 3 was in 1968, Philip Klotzbach, senior research scientist at Colorado State University, told ABC News. There has not been a named storm anywhere in the Atlantic Basin for more than two weeks.

Read more about why the Atlantic Basin has been unusually quiet as peak hurricane season nears: https://6abc.com/atlantic-basin-has-been-unusually-quiet-peak-hurricane-season-nears/15270573/