Fulton County Residents Encouraged to Prepare for Hurricane Season
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Despite early activity, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict a near-normal hurricane season in 2012 Fulton County Health Services’ Office of Emergency Preparedness recommends that concerned residents start to prepare now. The predictions are about normal for the Atlantic hurricane season, but come after several busier-than-average hurricane seasons. There were 19 named storms in both 2011 and 2010. NOAA's forecast is consistent with previous forecasts issued by the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University and the National Hurricane Center.