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Hurricane Preparedness Week
Sunday May 5 - Saturday May 11, 2024

Hurricanes are among nature's most powerful and destructive phenomena. On average, 14 tropical storms, of which 7 become hurricanes, and 3 of those becoming major hurricanes, form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or the Gulf of America during hurricane season (June 1 through November 30).