N2NH
05-14-2014, 10:58 AM
How accurate this is I don't know. Seems that some years they're right on target and others they're not even close.
Atlantic Hurricane Season Key Points:
1. AccuWeather.com is predicting a below-normal hurricane season.
2. Tropical development this season may be altered by the onset of El Niño in late summer or fall.
3. Areas from the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico up through the East Coast will be most vulnerable for impacts from a tropical system.
http://i57.tinypic.com/2qw1ndi.png
Although this season overall numbers are predicted to be low, meteorologists urge people to be prepared for the worst.
"All we need is one hurricane," Kottlowski said. "Just because we are saying this is going to be an inactive season doesn't mean we couldn't have a couple of very intense hurricanes."
Add the strong possibility of El Niño starting up and things get very interesting. Well, the rollercoaster of time will get there in 3½ months.
Atlantic Hurricane Season 2014: Two US Landfalls Predicted; East Coast at Risk (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-2014/26660844)
Atlantic Hurricane Season Key Points:
1. AccuWeather.com is predicting a below-normal hurricane season.
2. Tropical development this season may be altered by the onset of El Niño in late summer or fall.
3. Areas from the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico up through the East Coast will be most vulnerable for impacts from a tropical system.
http://i57.tinypic.com/2qw1ndi.png
Although this season overall numbers are predicted to be low, meteorologists urge people to be prepared for the worst.
"All we need is one hurricane," Kottlowski said. "Just because we are saying this is going to be an inactive season doesn't mean we couldn't have a couple of very intense hurricanes."
Add the strong possibility of El Niño starting up and things get very interesting. Well, the rollercoaster of time will get there in 3½ months.
Atlantic Hurricane Season 2014: Two US Landfalls Predicted; East Coast at Risk (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-2014/26660844)