Louisiana residents gear up for abnormally active hurricane season
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As the United States Coast Guard continues searching for missing people after a commercial ship capsized Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico due to a thunderstorm, Louisiana residents are preparing for more upcoming storms in a hurricane season forecasted to be more active than usual.
"This is going to be a rough summer," Adrienne Webber, 57, who is originally from southern Louisiana, told CBS News. "Make sure you're prepared." According to a study published Thursday by the Weather Company, 18 different named storms — including eight hurricanes and three major hurricanes — are predicted to hit the Atlantic Basin during this hurricane season, which officially runs between June 1 and November 30. This projection, while shy of last year's record of 30 named storms, is above the 30-year average.More Related News
