Above Average Hurricane Season Expected

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The East Coast could see an above average number of tropical hurricanes this year, the National Oceanic and Atomspheric Administration announced recently.
In its annual Hurricane Season Outlook, NOAA has predicted up to 18 named storms. Of those, up to 10 could become hurricanes, with winds of 74 miles per hour or more and up to six are expected to be major hurricanes, either a Category 3, 4 or 5 with winds of 111 miles per hour or more.
The average is 11 named storms with six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts for six months.

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