It looks like we could have a busy 2018 hurricane season. The season officially starts June 1, but we already have our first named storm, Alberto. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 75% chance this year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or above-normal:

NOAA’s forecasters predict a 70-percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). An average hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which 6 become hurricanes, including 3 major hurricanes.

See the report from the National Weather Service and be prepared!