![]() NOAA predicts 14 to 20 named storms and six to 10 hurricanes with three to five being major, meaning Category 3 or higher. ![]() The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its updated hurricane season predictions earlier this month. Of the three named storms so far this season, only Alex made its presence known in South Florida by dumping as much as 12 inches of rain in some areas. 5 as it cut a path between the United States and Bermuda. The last Atlantic hurricane was Sam, which became a hurricane Sept. The most active part of hurricane season is from now, mid-August, until the end of October, with Sept. There also was a 59-day streak during the 2007 season.įorecasters say dry air, Saharan dust and wind shear have been among the reasons there haven’t been more storms this year. However, that two-month run of inactivity was followed by a frenetic conclusion of the hurricane season that featured five Category 4 storms (Bret, Cindy, Floyd, Gert and Lenny) and the drenching Category 2 Irene, which achieved a rarity, with its eye passing over Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties in mid-October. The longest dry spell since 1995 has been 61 days, from June 18 through Aug. As of Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center has given it a 20% chance of developing in the next five days. It is producing disorganized thunderstorms as it moves west-northwest at 10-15 mph toward the eastern Caribbean Sea.Ī second area of interest is a trough of low pressure in the eastern Caribbean that emerged off the African coast and is moving west at 15 mph. Sports SUBSCRIBER ONLY Broward 2A-1A boys track first team, second team, honorable mention, coach of the year By Gary Curreri Sun Sentinel Correspondent PUBLISHED: Jat 11:14. According to the National Hurricane Center, conditions could become more favorable for development early next week as it moves through the central and western Caribbean. Saturday - and 20% in the next 48 hours, up from 10% at 2 p.m. Sunday update, meteorologists now are giving the system in the central Atlantic a 60% chance of forming into a tropical depression or storm in the next five days - a big increase over 18 hours from the 30% in the update at 8 a.m. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four areas of disturbance - one rapidly gaining organization in the central Atlantic Ocean, one in the Caribbean, one off western Africa that popped up Saturday afternoon and then a system in the north-central Atlantic that debuted in the update released Saturday at 8 p.m.
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