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First Hurricane of the Atlantic season due to hit the Gulf coast

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First Hurricane of the Atlantic season due to hit the Gulf coast

El Niño has led to an eerily quiet season so far but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year is now set to impact the southern USA.

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