With recovery from 2017 storms still underway, hurricane season begins June 1

Jed Kim May 25, 2018
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With recovery from 2017 storms still underway, hurricane season begins June 1

Jed Kim May 25, 2018
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Last year was the most damaging hurricane season on record, with storms Harvey, Irma and Maria wreaking hundreds of millions of dollars of destruction across the United States. The 2018 season gets underway in June, and some forecasters are predicting a normal to above-normal season. What does that mean for getting flood insurance coverage?

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