Hurricane season officially starts on Friday

Hurricane season starts Friday, so now keep your ears open for Chris, Debby, Ernesto and Florence.

Those will be the names used for the next storms this season, seeing as how Alberto and beryl didn’t wait for the season to begin before forming.

According to hurricane experts, we could be hearing about Michael, Nadine and Oscar before the end of November.

The National Hurricane Center believes there could be as many as 15 named storms this year, with as many as 8 of them becoming full fledged hurricanes.

The group said this should be an average season even though it kicked off a little early.

But no matter how many storms there are this season, it only takes one storm to change everything, and if you live along the coast you should be prepared.

If you don’t know how to start preparing for a hurricane, the Tallahassee Chapter of the Red Cross has a great website with a number of tips for preparing for a major storm.

You can find them at tallyredcross.com

The site contains valuable information on planning for and surviving a hurricane, including evacuation routes, emergency shelter locations and hurricane storm surge maps.

It also tells you how to make a hurricane survival kit, and what to do to protect your home from strong winds and high water. 

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