This year’s Atlantic hurricane season was extraordinarily generous to natural disasters. More recently, the American territory was badly battered hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose, Nate and Maria, but now States breathed a sigh of relief — the most active period in the formation of storms passed.
Nevertheless, until the end of hurricane season is still six weeks — was to be, the danger still not passed.
How long the lull will last and whether in the Atlantic a potential threat to the United States?
According to the forecast center of the National oceanic and atmospheric administration, the accuracy of which has been proven in practice, there is still 6 named storms: Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince and Whitney. 1-2 of them have all chances to develop into major hurricanes.
According to Dr. Gerry bell, one of the leading meteorologists of the National center of oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic are favorable for the formation of storms. In particular, the water temperature is 1-2 degrees higher than normal and high humidity and atmospheric instability in tropical areas, where storms usually arise, allows them to become more powerful than usual.
What US regions are at risk?
source: accuweather
Forecast Accuweather, before the end of October the target for the next storms and hurricanes can be the southern and Eastern United States and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico.
Its proximity to the aforementioned regions can be formed even one major hurricane (up to 3rd category). Not the fact that it will come ashore, but such a possibility is not excluded.
