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An active 2023 hurricane season comes to a close

2:46pm November 30, 2023

by Greg Allen

The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record.

Beach chairs are seen as the sun rises in Ocean City, N.J., on Aug. 18. This is not the above-average hurricane season experts predicted — at least, not yet.

The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don't let your guard down

7:00am September 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.

This satellite image taken on Sept. 8, 2021, shows Hurricane Larry in the Atlantic Ocean.

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual, researchers say

4:58pm April 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

At least nine hurricanes are predicted by researchers at Colorado State University. Four of those are expected to be Category 3 or higher.

Carbon Monoxide alarms are displayed in a Home Depot store in Illinois. Although there were no deaths from Hurricane Laura, 28 people died in Louisiana and almost all of them once the hurricane passed. The storm left communities without power for weeks. F

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A New Hurricane Season Brings A New Threat: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

7:26am June 01, 2021

by Greg Allen

More people have died from unsafe use of generators after hurricanes than storm surge since 2017. The National Hurricane Center wants to focus attention on generator safety.

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Subtropical Storm Ana is moving west and is predicted to change toward the north, then move northeast.

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Subtropical Storm Ana Is First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season

2:55pm May 22, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average hurricane season for 2021, forecasting 13 to 20 named storms.

This combination of satellite images provided by the National Hurricane Center shows the 30 named storms that developed during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

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The 2021 Hurricane Season Won't Use Greek Letters For Storms

6:32am March 24, 2021

Forecasters used nine Greek letters to name the final storms of last year's Atlantic hurricane season. This year, the National Hurricane Center has a new plan.

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Storm clouds gather above the levee near Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall on June 07, 2020 in New Orleans.

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Hurricane Forecasts Will Start Earlier In 2021

2:26pm February 26, 2021

by Greg Allen

Named storms have formed in the Atlantic before the official June 1 start of hurricane season in each of the last six years. The National Hurricane Center is discussing starting the season in May.

A satellite image from 1 p.m. ET shows "Disturbance 1," which has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center says.

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1st Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Develop Monday Night

2:29pm May 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The low-pressure system is currently a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. It's expected to become a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1.

People are living in homes where roofs, windows, even walls are missing, using blue tarps to keep the elements at bay.

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Virgin Islands Still Recovering From 2017 Hurricanes As New Season Begins

6:11pm June 03, 2018

by Greg Allen

Eight months after hurricanes Irma and Maria, an emergency repair program has just started in the Virgin Islands. A program to rebuild thousands of destroyed homes is still months away.

Traffic backed up on Interstate 75 near the Florida/Georgia state line as people fled Hurricane Irma on Sept. 8, 2017, in Jennings, Fla.

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Lessons From Hurricane Irma: When To Evacuate And When To Shelter In Place

8:29am June 01, 2018

by Greg Allen

As the 2018 hurricane season begins, experts and emergency managers have been studying last year's evacuations before Hurricane Irma. Nearly 7 million people left Florida to escape the hurricane.

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