This year's Atlantic hurricane season officially started June 1, and it could see above-average activity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting 13 to 19 named storms by the time the season officially ends,

The hurricane prep sales tax holiday isn't happening this year because the state legislature hasn’t approved a new budget.

The recent CNN report notes that while the NWS is preparing to hire 125 people, those hires will come after the agency processes transfers to cover “critical” vacancies. Last month, NOAA announced it was seeking 155 internal transfers from well-staffed offices to help cover those gaps.

Just in time for hurricane season, the Army Corps says it’s finished fixing corroded flood pumps at New Orleans' outfall canals — a $760M system built after Katrina that began failing just five years in.

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