Is your home protected from severe weather? Boston 25 News [Video]

BOSTON — We know New England weather can be unpredictable. Last week’s nor’easter is another reminder powerful, damaging storms can roll in at any time. The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season could also be a record-setter, with as many as 23 named storms, according to researchers at Colorado State University.

“Springtime is a good time to give your house a checkup,” said Aris Papadopoulos, founder of Resilience Action Fund, a non-profit that helps consumers protect their homes from natural disasters. Resilience Action Fund has a “must-knows” consumer guide that covers hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires and earthquakes.

Papadopoulos shared a few key steps homeowners can take right now.

GET TO KNOW YOUR FLOOD RISK

More than 400,000 Massachusetts residents currently live in a 100-year flood zone, according to the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health. That means more than a 1 in 4 chance of a flood during a 30-year mortgage period, the state says.

Papadopoulos said it’s important …