PRE-SEASON ACTIVITY ISN'T TOO UNUSUAL This chance of development signals that hurricane season is just around the corner and the time to watch the Atlantic Ocean for tropical systems is beginning. The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and is six months long, lasting through November 30. In the past five years, however, tropical cyclones have formed before June 1. Just last year, two tropical storms, Arthur and Berry, were named before the official start date. The last time the name Ana was used was in 2015 -- also before the start of hurricane season. Ana became a tropical storm in early May 2015, and made landfall near Mrytle Beach, South Carolina.