Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year

[shenmue]

http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/above-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-most-likely-year

[Warpy]

1. They've said that every year since 2004

and recent years have been fairly quiet compared to the 2004 horror show (especially in Florida). Yes, there have been terrible storms hitting land, but they haven't run out of names.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Since Katrina, in '05, there have been no serious hurricanes hitting the Gulf coast

So for 12 years now people have been moving to the Gulf area, many of them have no memory of being in a hurricane.
that is gonna add to the panic and confusion if one ever hits us again.

[Sancho]

3. we're ready..

[Sancho]

4. The result of hurricane parties...

http://www.today.com/parents/hurricane-pregnancy-shoot-yields-stunning-photos-t112020?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma

When Hurricane Matthew slammed the South Carolina coast in October 2016, Cassie Clayshulte knew a baby boom was in the forecast.

“I’m the official newborn photographer at a local hospital,” Clayshulte told TODAY Parents. “Nine months after a holiday, blackout or storm is always a very, very busy time for me.”

With that in mind, Clayshulte took to Facebook in search of “hurricane mamas” for a very special project. “I am planning a group maternity session,” Clayshulte wrote in a March 6 post, “to show that BEAUTIFUL things always come from not so beautiful things.”