(The Center Square) – Nearly two years to the day remnants of Hurricane Helene brought arguably the worst natural disaster in North Carolina history, the Atlantic hurricane season was yet to have its first through Monday – snapping a 112-year-old record.
For the week ahead, the tropics remain quiet. Still possible is a season with no hurricanes, previously recorded only in 1914 and 1907. The season ends Nov. 30.
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