A manatee swims in a flooded backyard near Kings Bay, June 13, 2006, in Crystal River, Fla. The storm surge from the effects of Tropical Storm Alberto flooded low lying areas in Citrus County. A comparatively slow Atlantic hurricane season will close uneventfully Thursday, more than two months since the last named storm formed and in stark contrast to a record-breaking 2005 season that finished with thousand still homeless along the gulf. Nine named storms and five hurricanes, two of them major, formed the 2006 season. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
