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The FOX Forecast Center continues to track a forming low-pressure system off the coast of the Southeast U.S., which has a low chance of tropical development. Regardless of how it comes together, the storm will make for a very wet Memorial Day weekend from Florida to the Carolinas to start. The weather moves into Virginia by Sunday and Monday.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts in less than a week, and the experts at NOAA said they are forecasting a near-average number of storms. That gels with a forecast from the experts at Colorado State University, who are predicting a slightly below-average season. No matter the forecast, now is the time to prepare for a hurricane.
Guam was battered by Typhoon Mawar this week. The more than 100-mph winds left destruction across the U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean, but things could’ve been much worse. A weakening of the storm and a jog to the right likely saved the island from a more terrible impact from a stronger storm.
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