Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean runs June 1 through Nov. 30, and the financial toll it leaves behind is staggering. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), hurricanes have caused more than $1.5 trillion in damages in the United States since 1980, averaging $23 billion per hurricane. In 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton alone caused more than $100 billion in combined damage over two weeks. Those numbers r…