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Emergency manager warns of active 2024 hurricane season; court imposes temporary burn ban
Summary
Nueces County emergency management coordinator warned commissioners that NOAA predicts an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, with short‑term tropical impacts already expected; commissioners declared a temporary county burn ban amid elevated fire danger and coastal flooding threats.
Dee Hawkins, Nueces County emergency management coordinator, briefed commissioners June 18 that NOAA and other forecasters expected an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and warned of an imminent tropical event.
Hawkins said record‑warm sea surface temperatures and reduced vertical wind shear could produce increased storm formation and intensification this season. The county had been placed…
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