GULFPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — There are just a few days away from the start of hurricane season. The City of Gulfport is encouraging residents to prepare for it now.

Officials held their annual Hurricane Preparedness Seminar Thursday night. For some, it was their first time attending. Others have been there before, but said this year feels different.

"I think the fact that it really happened this year and people lived through it, and they've been pretty traumatized by it. So I think for folks to be here, and more importantly not to just learn the information but to go home and immediately make their check list tomorrow," said Mayor Karen Love.

Gulfport resident Lisa Onessimo said she wants a new approach to hurricane season after what she experienced during Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

"I w

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