The Tornadoes, Cyclones, Hurricanes & Typhoons Thread.

Not a single Atlantic hurricane so far in 2016:
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New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet

The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.
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It means a new record is likely to be set for the latest date in the satellite era (1960s onward) without an Atlantic hurricane forming.

Currently, the record is 11 September, set in 2002 and 2013.

In an average season, there would have been eight named tropical storms and three hurricanes by this point.

This year, however, there have only been five tropical storms: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly and Edouard.
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Meanwhile the Pacific has been over-active:
In the eastern Pacific, where El Nino tends to strengthen hurricane activity, it has been fairly active season so far.

There have been 13 named storms including five hurricanes, three of which were major.

This is close to the number that would typically develop in the whole of an average season.
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"2026" :) Do not wake the beast however... my son is flying over end of the month to go vist his boet in Port Richey. House was flooded in 2024 during this time, first by Helene and then a week later by Milton.. Everything inside the outer walls was destroyed. Luckily with FEMA assistance everything was rebuild/replaced. So holding thumbs....

The "good" thing about hurricanes is you can at least prepare for them. With the other **** happening over there as in earthquakes, tornados and I suppose wild fires you have little chance to get out in time if needed
 
Gordon_R said:
Yeah, quite a powerful storm, and likely to bring heavy rain, but not make landfall:
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'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo intensifies to rare category 5 storm

The storm's sudden intensification off the coast of Mexico is "truly remarkable", the US hurricane monitoring agency said.
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Also:
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After days of meandering offshore, Hurricane Polo is due to make landfall in Mexico tomorrow (Tues 29th). Torrential rain in the desert region will have severe effects. See:
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Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo

The category-three storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.
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Meteorologists at the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) have warned of heavy rainfall which could lead to life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain.
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Edit: Also see the NHC rainfall chart:
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