Storm Names Released For 2018 Hurricane Season

GALVESTON, TX — The start of hurricane season may still be three months away, but it's not too late to think about the names of any potential storm to impact the the Atlantic or Gulf Coast.

On Tuesday, the Lone Star Hurricane Center and the Galveston County Community Emergency Response Treams released the names of potential tropical storms and hurricanes for 2018.

Undoubtedly, we will see a few named storms form in the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea between the middle of June and the end of October.

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The 2017 Hurricane Season was was especially active with 17 named storms forming in warm waters last year.

The storm season was the fifth most active in recent history, tying 1936 with a total of 10 hurricanes — six of those considered major with a category 3 or high rating

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Of course, the storms that caused the greatest amount of damage in 2017 began with Hurricane Harvey in August, and ended with Maria destroying Puerto Rico in September — devastation that the island still has yet to fully recover.

Puerto Rico could take years to recover, and sections of Texas and Florida are still recovering from Harvey and Irma.

Click here to learn more about the impacts of these storms.

In Texas, the tax-free weekend for purchasing supplies to be prepared for another storm happens at the end of April.

To find out more about the tax-free weekend, click here.

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