US: 4-8 Atlantic hurricanes expected this season

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Communities along the East and Gulf coasts can expect to see four to eight hurricanes form in the Atlantic this season, federal forecasters said Thursday.

Saying that a "near normal season is likely," the forecasters predicted 9 to 15 named tropical storms, of which 4 to 8 would become hurricanes.