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- NOAA officials are predicting an average hurricane season, with 12 to 17 named tropical storms, five to nine of which could become hurricanes. They expect as many of four of those could strengthen into major hurricanes – category 3 or stronger.
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- Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
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- Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
Aug 8, 2024 · The 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to produce (with 70% probability for each range) 17-24 named storms, of which 8-13 are expected to become hurricanes, and 4-7 of those are expected to become major hurricanes.
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- What is the Fujiwhara Effect?
- Have two major storms made landfall in the U.S. at the same time?
Active hurricane seasons where multiple storms form back to back often raise the question: Can two hurricanes merge? While the phenomenon is rare, it's not unheard of, and it's called the Fujiwhara Effect.
The phenomenon of two hurricanes passing close by each other spinning in the same direction, they begin to interact in what's called the Fujiwhara Effect, according to the National Weather Service, which describes how the storms then "begin an intense dance around their common center." Usually, the stronger hurricane will absorb the other one. If the storms are of similar strength, they will be pulled to each other, spin around each other and then go on their own paths.
It can result in two smaller hurricanes merging into one larger storm, but this is rare, the weather service says.
The phenomenon is named after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara, who first wrote about the effect in a paper published in 1921.
One recent example occurred in 2017, when storms called Hilary and Irwin crossed paths in the eastern Pacific, off the coast of Mexico.
There have been several instances of major storms making landfall back to back — in some cases, just hours apart — but not in the same state at the same time.
In 2020, meteorologists warned that Hurricanes Laura and Marco could make rare back-to-back landfalls. Marco, however, weakened significantly before it reached Louisiana on Aug. 25. Laura, a Category 4, made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana, on Aug. 27.
In 2004, Florida was hit with four major storms within six weeks of each other.
Hurricane Charley, a Category 4, hit Punta Gorda, on the west coast of Florida, on Aug. 13. On Sept. 5, Hurricane Frances made landfall as a Category 2 on Hutchinson Island, on Florida's east coast. That same day, Hurricane Ivan began to develop, and it made landfall on Sept. 16 as a Category 3 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, bringing damage to parts of Florida. Then, on Sept. 26, Hurricane Jeanne, a Category 3, hit in virtually the same spot Frances did just weeks before.
The year 1933 saw a devastating hurricane season as well, with two Category 3 hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. within 23 hours, in two different states, according to the National Weather Service. In the era before hurricanes were given names, the storms became known as the Treasure Coast Hurricane, which hit southeast Florida, and the Cuba-Brownsville hurricane, which hit south Texas.
In 1959, Tropical Storm Beulah and an unnamed hurricane began forming just hours apart in the Gulf, according to a monthly weather review from the American Meteorological Society, written that year. Beulah was short lived, but the second hurricane brought heavy rains, winds and even tornadoes to parts of Florida.
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Jul 14, 2024 · The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be abnormally active, with as many as 25 named storms forming from June to November. Track the number of storms — and how that compares to the past —...
The National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports (TCRs) contain information on all tropical (and subtropical) cyclones that have occurred within the Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and central Pacific basins, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post ...
2 days ago · Satellite | Buoys | Grids | Storm Archive. ...HELENE STRENGTHENING AND EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS EVENING AS A MAJOR HURRICANE... ... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION... 10:00 AM CDT Thu Sep 26. Location: 25.5°N 85.5°W.
Sep 13, 2023 · The numbers categorize hurricanes based on maximum sustained wind speeds ranging from 74 mph to 157 mph and above. Here’s what they look like: Dangerous winds will produce some damage....
