Getting ready for the 2026 hurricane season

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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, meaning Mississippians should prepare now if they haven’t already. While the threat is the most prominent on the Coast, a hurricane or tropical storm has impacted most counties in the last 10 years, according to NOAA storm data.In May, NOAA announced it was predicting a “below-normal” Atlantic hurricane season for 2026. Experts with the a