The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services is preparing for the possibility of another active hurricane season that begins June 1 and runs to November 30th.
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The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services is preparing for the possibility of another active hurricane season that begins June 1 and runs to November 30th.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was a hyperactive and catastrophic hurricane season, featuring 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes – ranking it alongside 1936 as the fifth-most active season since records began in 1851. The season also featured both the highest total accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) and the highest number of major hurricanes since 2005. All ten of the season's hurricanes occurred in a row, the greatest number of consecutive hurricanes in the satellite era, and tied for the greatest number of consecutive hurricanes ever observed in the Atlantic basin since records began in 1851.
A total of 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes are expected this season. This is slightly above the 30-year average of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes. The forecast was released May 24 by the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project.
For more information on The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services, visit: ctri.salvationarmy.org/SNE/EDS
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