Hurricane season

Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

June 1 marked the official beginning of hurricane season, but two named storms appeared in May. With an active season predicted, it is never too early to prepare your pantry for what a storm might bring.

As the days grow warmer, we begin to watch the weather reports for news of the tropics and the big storms that breed there. Maybe this year we don’t want to look.

Hurricane Florence is the first major hurricane of the 2018 and most likely it will not be last in a season that ends Nov. 30.

September 10 is generally recognized as the day when the hurricane season reaches its peak, and the likelihood of storms begins to fade, albeit slowly.

NOAA issued the scheduled update for its 2017 hurricane season outlook. Forecasters are now predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and they increased the predicted number of named storms and major hurricanes.