Tropics: Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on Tuesday

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After being named the first storm of the 2021 hurricane season last weekend, Ana is no longer. There are no other systems across the basin and there is no development expected within the next 5 days.

While there are no threats to the First Coast, it’s a good reminder that hurricane season is here and the time to prepare is now.

This year, NOAA released the new seasonal averages for the Atlantic basin. According to the 30-year data from 1991 to 2020, the new averages include 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. The previous Atlantic storm averages, based on the period from 1981 to 2010, were 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. The averages from 1951-1980 , were 11 named storms, 5 hurricanes and 1 major.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to November 30.