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Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:21 PM Sep 6

5 reasons behind the historic absence of tropical storms this hurricane season

It has been the longest stormless streak in the Atlantic Basin in over 50 years, and AccuWeather meteorologists point to several factors that have put a temporary pause on the 2024 hurricane season.

The first week of September is usually one of the busiest times of the year for tropical storms and hurricanes, but there is an eerie silence across the Atlantic Ocean.

AccuWeather adjusted its hurricane forecast amid the historic lull, with 2024 being the first time in 56 years a new named storm has not developed between Aug. 13 and Sept. 3. If nothing develops by Sept. 11, it would become the longest streak without a named storm around peak hurricane season since at least the start of the satellite era in 1960.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/5-reasons-behind-the-historic-absence-of-tropical-storms-this-hurricane-season/1688808

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This was supposed to be an extremely active season and even in the second week of August NOAA, CSU and TSR were still predicting up to 24 named storms for the year.

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5 reasons behind the historic absence of tropical storms this hurricane season (Original Post) OnlinePoker Sep 6 OP
That's freaking intriguing. Thanks for your post. Dave Bowman Sep 6 #1
Holding breath and crossing fingers in SW Florida. wordstroken Sep 6 #2
All make sense. Atlantic la Nina is a surprise. cachukis Sep 6 #3
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