FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
VOLUME 10, NO. 47
HURRICANE SEASON IS UPON US….AGAIN
MAKE PREPARATIONS IN ADVANCE AS CONDITIONS BECOME RIPE FOR NAMED STORMS.
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, kicks off this week, and the lessons of last year’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole fresh in the minds of Floridians, its always a good idea for residents to prepare now to protect their health and property heading into the season.
According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters with the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, near-normal Atlantic hurricane activity is predicted this year, in part due to potential for El Nino to develop this summer. NOAA is forecasting between 12
and 17 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, fi e to nine could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including one to four major hurricanes (with winds of 111 mph or higher).
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
PLANT CITY MEMORIAL DAY EVENT REMEMBERS THOSE WHO DIED/RECOGNIZES VETERANS
THE EVENT SHOWCASED PLANT CITY RESIDENTS’ PATRIOTISM AND GRATITUDE FOR THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day to remember the more than one million men and women
who died in service to their country since the Civil War began in 1861 and Plant City residents took time to recognize its hometown heroes.
READ STORY ON PAGE 6