Eleven months ago this week, Hurricane Beryl tore through Houston and Southeast Texas, coming ashore from the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph near Matagorda. Beryl's landfall date of July 8,

The NOAA has predicted an above-normal 2025 atlantic hurricane season. Here is Chron's guide to everything you need to know to prepare for a storm.

In focus: Storms that stall or move at a snail's pace near the coastline pile up water and prolong the coastal flooding potential. In addition, large battering waves over a longer period can worsen damage to the coastline, including severe beach erosion. This is because the winds blow onshore for a longer period.

Hurricane Barbara becomes first hurricane of East Pacific season as NHC also keeps watch on Tropical Storm Cosme. A third system is forecast to become a tropical depression later this week or over the weekend.