What’s next after Erin? The National Hurricane Center tracks two more forming storms
Here’s the upcoming storm schedule for the United States.
It’s hurricane season in the United States, and this year appears particularly spicy.
The climate across the world is increasingly out of control and worrying the top brains who all wear white lab coats and rub their chins quizzically. However, this is no laughing matter, as the president of the United States refuses to believe the people who have worked all their lives to understand the turbulent nature of our planet — made worse by human-induced climate change, and simply bats it away as ‘fake news’.
This hurricane season is not set to be ‘fake news’, and plenty of people may find themselves surrounded by high winds and torrential rain as the storms creep towards the east coast of the United States.
Hurricane Erin was the latest naughty neighbour to crawl across the country, hitting North Carolina, causing evacuations to be implemented by local forces.
And that’s not all: there are at least two more storms forming on the horizon, in the melting pot of wild weather that is the Atlantic Ocean. With all its might, the sea is a breeding ground for storms that can turn deadly, and they’re once again swirling towards the US. Here’s a look at what we know at this stage:
Recent weather reports say that a large area of thunderstorm activity is continuing its journey westward towards the United States, and the zone of concern currently sits between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.
The Leeward Islands, just east of the Caribbean, will experience unsettled weather by this Friday as they approach.
As for what’s coming up, the next two storm names on the hurricane list are Fernand and Gabrielle. While it’s unclear yet what form, velocity, and power they will hold, reports suggest that it’s worth checking back regularly for more information.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that they have increased “the number of expected named storms to 13-18 (with winds of 39 mph or greater), of which 5-9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater), including 2-5 major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater).”
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