Trump to discuss hurricane season with emergency officials

Pedestrians make their way through the flooded streets of the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Tropical Depression Emily is now moving farther away from the Southeast coast, a day after drenching parts of Florida with rain. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) Pedestrians make their way through the flooded streets of the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Tropical Depression Emily is now moving farther away from the Southeast coast, a day after drenching parts of Florida with rain. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

By Associated Press August 4, 2017 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is getting a briefing on the summer’s hurricane season from federal emergency management officials.

The president was traveling to the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Friday to discuss preparations in the U.S. for possible hurricanes during the summer and early fall.

Federal officials predicted in May that the U.S. could face 11 to 17 named storms, including five to nine hurricanes.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast predicted two to four “major” hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.

Forecasters expect warmer-than-average waters across the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea this summer.