Good news! No tropical activity is expected for the next 7 days in the Gulf and Atlantic. There was a low-pressure system sitting over the Northern Gulf the last few days, but luckily, the conditions weren’t ideal for any sort of tropical development. As always, conditions could change quickly, and now that it is officially hurricane season, we’ll continue to monitor the tropics as we move further into June.
Every year, we see the “new” list for the Atlantic tropical cyclone names, and you may wonder why we sometimes see the same names repeated. This is because the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) maintains 6 rotating lists of 21 names that repeat every 6 years. Once a name is used, it’s retired for the rest of the season and only reused again six years later unless it’s removed permanently or retired due to a particularly destructive storm. And remember, these names are only used if a system reaches tropical storm strength with winds of 39 miles per hour or higher. The more you know!
Although we’re off to a slow start to hurricane season, and NOAA is predicting a 55% chance of a below-normal season, ensure you and your family are well prepared as we move deeper into the season.
