Coastal areas of Alabama have long been impacted by severe tropical weather systems. With the 2011 hurricane season under way, the Federal Emergency Management Agency urges all residents to have an emergency plan to protect themselves and their families before a storm approaches.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center has predicted a stronger than normal Atlantic hurricane season this year and tropical storms can spring up quickly in the Caribbean. It is important to be prepared.

Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is predicting the following ranges this year:

    * 12 to 18 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which:

    * 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including:

    * 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher)

Each of these ranges has a 70 percent likelihood, and indicate that activity will exceed the seasonal average of 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.


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