Hurricanes are named primarily to eliminate confusion if there are two or more storm systems occurring at the same time.
WHY DO HURRICANES HAVE NAMES? WHEN ARE THEY RETIRED? “So we are in the summer season of severe weather events, but I think as many of you know, it’s not just a summer season of severe weather anymore,” she said, noting weather-related events take place throughout the year. She said the summer doesn’t just bring the start of hurricane season, but it’s also the beginning of wildfire season. “We don’t know how this season’s going to play out.” WHAT IS THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S ROLE?įEMA Director Deanne Criswell said her agency is working to protect residents in hurricane zones by getting them the “critical information that they need” and making it easier for people to apply for help. “So these forces are going to kind of fight it out over the course of this hurricane season,” Brennan said. That’s because the warmer waters of El Nino make warmer air over the Pacific reach higher into the atmosphere and affect wind shear that could head off storms.īrennan noted there are other factors that add to the uncertainty of the effects of El Nino, such as very warm sea surface temperatures, weaker low-level easterly flows and a more active African monsoon season. Generally, the Atlantic is quieter and has fewer storms during El Nino years. WHAT IS EL NINO? HOW WILL IT AFFECT THE 2023 SEASON?Įl Nino is a natural temporary warming of the Pacific Ocean that occurs every few years, changing weather patterns worldwide. In addition, tropical weather outlooks have been extended from five days out to seven days, providing “an additional heads up” for residents to make decisions about whether to evacuate in advance of a storm, Brennan said. This year, the hurricane center is rolling out a new storm surge model that Brennan said “helps push real-time storm surge prediction out to 72 hours in advance of the storm” in hopes of getting life-saving information to emergency managers regarding evacuation orders. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Arlene is heading due south toward the western tip of Cuba, and could fall apart before reaching any land.
“It only takes one storm affecting your area to make it a busy season for you,” he said.Īlready, the first named storm of the season formed on Friday in the Gulf of Mexico.
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