As only two months are left in the season as of 1 October, there have been 8 storms with different variations. These include five tropical storms and six hurricanes of which two were huge hurricanes.
There is an update on the August 8 mid-season hurricane, the federal forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received only one change from their original May forecast. According to forecasters, total storms decreased from 17-25 to 17-24, however, they have continued to forecast 8 to 13 hurricanes of winds 74 mph or even higher. if you consider large hurricanes of 111 mph then they have forecasted 3,4 such hurricanes. Major hurricanes are expected to happen every September.
When storms arrive, they will be in reverse chronological order in this profile, other than the sequenced storms that damage more.
Until October 2, the National Hurricane Center tracked about three systems in the Atlantic basin including a tropical disturbance predicted to move into the Gulf of Mexico that was said to be the tropical depression of the weekend. Residents are advised by the forecasters to slightly monitor the system. This can be the cause of heavy rains over Florida and the peninsula during the weekend.
Hurricane Ida over the Gulf of Mexico approaching Louisiana. (Source: GOES-East NOAA)
Reports and predictions about hurricanes can always be confusing for the citizens because they give the names of the storms and hurricanes. There can have confusion between the names of hurricanes and the storms. These are reported separately to monitor the system.
Tropical depressions and winds up to 38 mph are not considered or included in the seasonal storms. On the same basis, a storm that goes up to 74 or more is said to be a strong hurricane.
For better information, if a season has 20 named storms, in this case, the total number will be tropical storms and hurricanes, 4 minor hurricanes, more than 5 major hurricanes, and 11 tropical storms that total 20 named storms.
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