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Hurricane season not too unusual

I have been asked about the current hurricane season by many folks because of the frequency of tropical storms and hurricanes hitting Florida. The main question is about the number of tropical storms and hurricanes this season. While this season is above average, it cannot be categorized as unusually active.

In an average hurricane season, 10 tropical storms will form, and six of those will mature into hurricanes. This year, there have been 14 named tropical systems, and seven of reached hurricane strength. While that is one more hurricane than average, it is nowhere near a very active hurricane ...

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