Long-term hurricane records going back to 1851 show that on average, we see just one Atlantic named storm every two years in June. Only one major hurricane has made landfall in June–Category 4 Hurricane Audrey of 1957, which struck the Texas/Louisiana border area on June 27 of that year, killing 550. The highest number of named storms for the month is three, which occurred in 1936 and 1968. In the sixteen years since the current active hurricane period began in 1995, there have been twelve June named storms (if we include 2008′s Tropical Storm Arthur, which really formed on May 31). Thus, recent history suggests the Atlantic hurricane season is becoming more active earlier in the season, in line with recent research that found that the Atlantic hurricane season is getting longer.