NOAA predicts another “above average” hurricane season with between 13 and 19 named storms. Central Florida residents should be ready for heavy rains that can destroy homes within hours, even if

In the Atlantic Basin, which includes storms that form in the Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America (formerly known as Gulf of Mexico), hurricane season lasts from June 1 until Nov. 30. Historically, 97% of all tropical cyclones in the Atlantic will form between those two dates.

Sunday marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. June 1 is the first day of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, the official start of a six-month period that can bring some of the most destructive and costly natural disasters to American shores.