SAN ANTONIO – Today -- Thursday, June 1 -- marks the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The season ends Nov. 1, and while hurricanes can occur at any time of year, they are most frequent in August, September and October – not surprising, since hurricanes derive their energy from warm ocean waters.
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KSAT Meteorologist Kaiti Blake, however, said the first major storm of 2017 already occurred in April: Tropical Storm Arlene.
An above-average hurricane season is in store, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said. Their forecast calls for a 45 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 35 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season.
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Below is a list of tropical storm names for 2017:
Arlene- Bret
- Cindy
- Don
- Emily
- Franklin
- Gert
- Harvey
- Irma
- Jose
- Katia
- Lee
- Maria
- Nate
- Ophelia
- Philippe
- Rina
- Sean
- Tammy
- Vince
- Whitney
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