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Photo: InterNetwork Media / Getty Images Image 1 of / 13 Caption Close Image 2 of 13 September 8, 1900 – The unnamed "Galveston Hurricane" kills 8,000 on the island and destroys approximately half of all homes in the area. September 8, 1900 – The unnamed "Galveston Hurricane" kills 8,000 on the island and destroys approximately half of all homes in the area. Photo: Buyenlarge / Getty Images Image 3 of 13 September 10, 1961 – Forty-six people were killed when Hurricane Carla makes landfall. Potentially more deaths were averted by one of the largest evacuations in history. September 10, 1961 – Forty-six people were killed when Hurricane Carla makes landfall. Potentially more deaths were averted by one of the largest evacuations in history. Photo: Grey Villet / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image Image 4 of 13 September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike hits Texas as a Category 2 storm. Twenty-foot storm surges batter the coast. Eighty-four people are killed, 2.6 million people are left without power and $19.3 billion in damages are incurred. less September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike hits Texas as a Category 2 storm. Twenty-foot storm surges batter the coast. Eighty-four people are killed, 2.6 million people are left without power and $19.3 billion in ... more Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty Images Image 5 of 13 Image 6 of 13 September 14, 1919 – An unnamed hurricane hits Corpus Christi (seen here more recently), killing 287. September 14, 1919 – An unnamed hurricane hits Corpus Christi (seen here more recently), killing 287. Photo: Getty Images Image 7 of 13 September 17, 1988 – Wind speeds up to 135 mph blow in with Hurricane Gilbert. As it makes landfall, the state is blanketed with as many as 29 related tornadoes. Central Texas, especially San Antonio, is hit with massive flooding. less September 17, 1988 – Wind speeds up to 135 mph blow in with Hurricane Gilbert. As it makes landfall, the state is blanketed with as many as 29 related tornadoes. Central Texas, especially San Antonio, is hit ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 8 of 13 September 24, 2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border. Already reeling from Hurricane Katrina just weeks before, 1 million are left without power. In total, 120 deaths and $12 billion in damages are linked to the storm. less September 24, 2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border. Already reeling from Hurricane Katrina just weeks before, 1 million are left without power. In total, 120 deaths and $12 ... more Photo: Dave Einsel / Getty Images Image 9 of 13 September 26, 1967 – Hurricane Beulah hits near Brownsville, causing massive flooding, spawning several tornadoes and killing 15. September 26, 1967 – Hurricane Beulah hits near Brownsville, causing massive flooding, spawning several tornadoes and killing 15. Photo: Donald Uhrbrock / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image Image 10 of 13 Image 11 of 13 October 1994 – Hurricane Rosa stormed through Texas – this time from the Pacific, up through Mexico. Massive flooding was reported across the state. Twenty-two in the storms path were killed. Texas was left with $700 million in damages. less October 1994 – Hurricane Rosa stormed through Texas – this time from the Pacific, up through Mexico. Massive flooding was reported across the state. Twenty-two in the storms path were killed. Texas was ... more Photo: Houston Chronicle file photo Image 12 of 13 October 1998 – Thirty-one people are killed and large swaths of Central Texas are flooded by Hurricane Madeline. These fishermen were able to save their gulf vessels (pictured), but the state incurs $1.5 billion in damages. less October 1998 – Thirty-one people are killed and large swaths of Central Texas are flooded by Hurricane Madeline. These fishermen were able to save their gulf vessels (pictured), but the state incurs $1.5 ... more Photo: Getty Images Image 13 of 13 And so it begins: The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season 1 / 13 Back to Gallery

The Atlantic hurricane season begins today.

Although the first month of the season is typically fairly quiet, we do get storms popping up from time to time.

And there’s the possibility of this occurring during the next five days or so in the southern Gulf of Mexico. It’s probably less than 50-50 at this point, but I wanted to call attention to the possibility all the same.

The system to watch is an area of disturbed weather in the Pacific Ocean, south of Mexico, shown below.

During the next couple of days these storms could cross over Mexico into the Bay of Campeche and southern Gulf of Mexico, where they might have the opportunity to developing into a tropical depression or possibly even a tropical storm.

This might very well come to naught, but it’s certainly something I’ll be watching during the first week of June.