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Need for Preparedness

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.

The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as a "tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph or higher.

Hurricanes are rated according to the intensity of sustained winds on the Saffir-Simpson Hurrican Wind Scale. A Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane.

Hurricane names are pulled from six rotating lists maintained and updated by the World Meteorological Organization. Storms names are retired only when those storms are particularly deadly or costly.