The Eastern Pacific hurricane season has gotten off to a fast start, with three named storms already forming since the beginning of the season on May 15. Meanwhile, since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1,

The storms are expected to become weaker in the coming days, but another tropical depression is forecasted to form later in the week.

Forecasters said there is a 60% chance of an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, with 12 to 19 named storms expected. Six to 10 of those storms are predicted to become hurricanes, with three to five of them potentially becoming major storms.

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday, June 3 it is keeping an eye on two systems: one in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic: Tropical wave 1: A tropical wave located at 37W from 02N-12N in the central Atlantic is moving west at 11 mph. Tropical wave 2: A central Atlantic tropical wave east of the Caribbean Sea has its axis along 57W south of 17N, is moving west at 11 to 17 mph.

Hurricane Barbara, the first of the 2025 season, is just off Mexico’s coast with 75 mph winds. It may strengthen briefly before weakening Tuesday. Tropical Storm Cosme is also gaining

The third tropical storm of the season has formed in the eastern Pacific, while storms and hail plague the US Plains.

The study examined 318 counties, ranking each based on four categories: hurricane risk, hurricane history, financial impact and disaster cleanup. Every county was evaluated with a