Weather, Storms & Hurricane Blog

Four weeks and counting until the start of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Can you believe it? It’s almost hurricane season once again! In four weeks some my daily weather attention will turn to the tropics, as I begin to monitor tropical waves and tropical disturbances in the deep tropics. The early part of the season normally remains slow with any new development held to the southwestern Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico. I’ll go more into this as the season nears.

This hurricane season is already forecast to be above normal in storm names and threats. It’s way to early to truly know how the season will turn out, but there are signs that it could be very active. For starters, A weak La Nina pattern looks to slowly be developing. La Nina helps produce less wind shear over the tropical Atlantic Basin, and this equals a better environment for tropical cyclone formation. Unlike last year, when we had a developing El Nino that started producing some strong westerly mid and upper level wind shear. Strong wind shear is a inhibiting force on tropical cyclone development. Other factors came into play last season as well, like a ton of dry and a dusty atmosphere over the Atlantic and upper level lows that owned the tropical zones last season, helping to tear developing hurricanes apart.

Being a Hurricane Chaser, I’m looking forward to the upcoming season. I love to forecast, track, and intercept Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, and my love for tropical Meteorology goes way back to my childhood. I love to chase Supercells and tornadoes well, but growing up in South Florida, Hurricanes having always been my #1 when it comes to chasing weather.

So starting June 1^st, I’ll likely have a second post of the day covering the tropics and my thoughts on any new interests. I’ll also be blogging from my Hurricane Intercepts this season, with hourly updates and such with video and photos, so be sure to check me out during any United States hurricane threats this season. Four weeks and counting…

Today being May 1^st, also marks the start of the busy Plains (Tornado Alley) chase season. Now through late June, Storm Chasers from all over the world will converge on the Great Plains to search for the worst mother nature can dish out. I’ll likely be doing some big setup chases in the coming weeks and might put side a 10 day expedition near the start of June. It’s been a long winter, and I’m ready.

A Few Related Hurricane Posts:

Moments In Chasing 9 - Hurricane Rita

Moments In Chasing 3 - Hurricane Charley

All of my Hurricane Chasing Archives on Weathervine.com

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