Here is a look at the 2013Atlantic hurricane season.
Facts:
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as “an intense tropical weather system with well-defined circulation and sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher.”
Hurricanes are rated according to intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
The 1-5 scale estimates potential property damage.
A Category 3 or higher is considered a major hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center advises Preparedness:
A hurricane watch indicates the possibility that a region could experience hurricane conditions within 48 hours.
A hurricane warning indicates that tropical-storm-force winds of at least 74 mph are expected within 36 hours.
Predictions:
April 10, 2013 – ForecastersWilliam Gray and Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University release their 2013 hurricane season prediction. They predict 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of them major.
May 23, 2013 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationforecasts an active or extremely active hurricane season, predicting that there is a 70 percent chance of having 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 could become hurricanes, including three to six major hurricanes (categories 3-5).
2013 Atlantic Storm Names:
Tropical Storm Andrea
June 5 – Tropical Storm Andrea develops in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Florida.
June 6 – Makes landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida.
June 7 – Downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm Barry
June 19 – Tropical Storm Barry forms in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
June 20 – Weakens to a tropical depression and then later a post-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm Chantal
July 7 – Tropical Storm Chantal develops 865 miles east of Barbados.
July 10 – Dissipates into a tropical wave about 230 miles east-southeast of Jamaica.
Tropical Storm Dorian
July 24 – Tropical Storm Dorian develops in far eastern Atlantic ocean.
July 27 – Weakens to a tropical wave.
Tropical Storm Erin
August 15 – Tropical Storm Erin forms west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
August 16 – Briefly weakens to a tropical depression then strengthens back into a tropical storm.
August 18 – Weakens back to a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Fernand
August 25 – Tropical Storm Fernand forms over the western Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico and makes landfall near the state of Veracruz.
August 26 – Weakens to a tropical depression. Heavy rain and mudslides are blamed for at least 13 deaths.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle
September 4 – Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
September 5 – Weakens to a tropical depression.
September 10 – Gabrielle reemerges as a tropical storm; warning in effect for Bermuda.
September 11 – Weakens to a tropical depression.
September 12 – Strengthens again into a tropical storm.
September 13 – Gabrielle weakens into a tropical depression, then into a tropical cyclone, before dissipating.
Hurricane Humberto
September 8 – Tropical Storm Humberto develops south of the Cape Verde Islands.
September 11 – Strengthens into a hurricane.
September 13 – Hurricane Humberto weakens into a tropical storm.
September 14 – Weakens further into a post-tropical cyclone.
September 16 – Strengthens again into a tropical storm.
September 19 – Weakens into a tropical depression and dissipates.
Hurricane Ingrid
September 13 – Tropical Storm Ingrid develops in the Gulf of Mexico. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of Mexico, from Coatzacoalcos to Cabo Rojo.
September 14 – Strengthens into a hurricane.
September 15 – Six deaths in Mexico are attributed to Hurricane Ingridas a result of flooding and mudslides.
September 16 – Weakens to a tropical storm. Ingrid makes landfall near La Pesca, Mexico, then weakens into a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Jerry
September 30 – Tropical Storm Jerry develops in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
October 2 – Weakens to a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Karen
October 3 – Tropical Storm Karen forms in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
October 5 – Downgraded to a depression off the coast of Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Lorenzo
October 21 – Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms east-southeast of Bermuda.
October 24 – Weakens to a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Melissa
November 20 – Tropical Storm Melissa forms east-northeast of Bermuda.
November 22 – Weakens to a post-tropical cyclone.
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