Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will be meeting with the state’s utility companies to discuss preparations for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins in mid-August.
“This year”™s forecast is calling for a very active hurricane season,” Malloy said in advance of the meeting, which is closed to the press. “All levels of government and the state”™s utilities must be prepared.”
Malloy said the meeting will allow state government to hear directly from utility companies on emergency preparedness. Companies scheduled to attend the  meeting include Connecticut Light and Power, United Illuminating, AT&T, Dominion, Sprint, Verizon, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast and Cox Communications.
This season, officials are predicting 13 to 20 named storms, of which 11 could be hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Of those, three to six storms could be classified major hurricanes.
