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Danielle Fontenot runs to a relative's home in the rain with her son Hunter ahead of Hurricane Delta in Lake Charles, La., in October. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Seasons begins June 1.
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The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins Tuesday, June 1, and the National Hurricane Center has designated 21 storm names for the six-month period ending November 30.
But as in the previous seven years, the season got an early start when Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic on May 22 . Forecasters say that short-lived storm is a likely sign of what's predicted to be another above-average season.