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After an unusually quiet hurricane season from mid-August to early September, the Atlantic and Gulf became active again on Thursday.
Forecasters had noted this was the calmest stretch since 1968, but by Thursday morning, five disturbances appeared across the eastern Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico and northern Atlantic. While the National Hurricane Center reports less than a 40% chance of development for these systems, recent forecast challenges leave room for uncertainty.
In February, AccuWeather raised concerns about an active hurricane season, which has yet to materialize. Despite the slow year, they continue monitoring activity in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. One system is a slow-moving storm that traveled from the Gulf to Texas over Labor Day weekend.
According to AccuWeather’s hurricane expert Alex DaSilva, there’s still time for the Gulf system to develop into a tropical depression, though limited time over warm waters and wind shear may prevent it from becoming a named storm. Another significant system off the Carolina coast is expected to move toward Atlantic Canada, possibly impacting the Northeast along the way.
We’ve gone more than half a month with no named storms in the Atlantic, but forecasters warn that activity is picking up. https://t.co/A2Xh1GIpJV pic.twitter.com/l5VGv6CPRD
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 5, 2024
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