00:00Hurricane season is officially open, and forecasters are warning it only takes one storm.
00:06NOAA opened the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, projecting 8 to 14 named storms with up to three
00:14major hurricanes Category 3 or higher.
00:17The agency flagged one serious concern, abnormally warm water in the Gulf of America and close to the U.S.
00:24east coast.
00:25Warm water is the fuel that intensifies hurricanes.
00:28A storm tracking through that warmth could rapidly intensify before making landfall.
00:34AccuWeather independently projects three to five direct U.S. impacts this season.
00:39Tens of millions of Americans, from South Texas to Maine, are in the threat zone.
00:44The highest landfall risk runs from the Florida panhandle to the Carolinas, per Colorado State University.
00:51NOAA notes that even a below-average storm count doesn't mean safety.
00:56Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, devastated South Florida in a quiet season.
01:02The time to prepare is now, before the first named storm forms.
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