When does hurricane season start? Florida forecast revealed [Video]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s that time of year when local officials start talking about the “countdown to hurricane season.”

The effort to get resources together has begun.

Pinellas County recently opened a year-round sandbag site where neighbors can pick up pre-filled bags for free. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill bringing back two tax holidays on hurricane preparedness supplies. Before that, the governor also signed bills adding more funding for the My Safe Florida Home Program, which gives grants for home hardening.

The push to get people in the preparedness mode is heightened this year, too. Forecasters have predicted an especially active hurricane season, with the number of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes all falling above the average.

As you start to think about when’s the best time to prepare, there’s one deadline you should keep in mind: the official start …