US May Or May Not BeThreatened By New Atlantic Storm
Weather forecasters expect this to be among history’s most violent hurricane seasons. Storms are forecast to be frequent and powerful. So far, the only evidence of this is Hurricane Beryl, which raced through the Caribbean as a Category 5 hurricane before it pounded Houston. Then, its remnants moved as far north as New York state, where they caused tornados. Miami may not have survived Hurricane Beryl.
A new storm is headed toward the Caribbean and southwest US. Accuweather deems it worth watching. “AccuWeather expert meteorologists say a developing tropical rainstorm in the Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles could strengthen into a named storm later this week or weekend and potentially bring impacts to the United States this weekend or early next week.” The term “tropical rainstorm” was made up by Accuweather management.
A Huge Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. NOAA forecasts that this year’s activity has an 85% chance of being above normal. “NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Storm formation will need to rise quickly to reach those numbers. Rich nations have been blamed for hurricanes.
A storm still well out in the Atlantic Ocean may not become larger or a hurricane.
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