![]() ![]() While most hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit New England occurred during August and September, residents are encouraged to take time now to begin preparing before a storm. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 - but be prepared for an early storm.FRAMINGHAM - June 1st marks the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs through November 30th. The percent of storms that reach Category 4 or Category 5, with sustained winds of at least 130 mph, is expected to increase. The flooding from storm surge could be higher, rainfall could be heavier and winds could be stronger. Researchers also expect that warmer ocean and air temperatures, rising sea levels and other effects of climate change will fuel stronger hurricanes. This current warm phase, which began in 1995, has favored more, stronger and longer-lasting storms. The sea’s surface temperature has cool and warm phases that may last 20 to 40 years, a natural occurrence that has been happening for at least 1,000 years. In addition, scientists have been tracking a warm phase of sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean. And disturbances that become tropical storms often come from Africa, so a stronger monsoon (more moisture being pulled into Western Africa) means these disturbances are better positioned to become tropical storms or hurricanes. La Niña provides conditions more favorable for storms to develop, whereas El Niño can impede storm development. “Climate factors, which include La Niña, above-normal sea surface temperatures earlier in the season, and above-average West African Monsoon rainfall were the primary contributors for this above-average hurricane season,” Matthew Rosencrans, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said in a news release.Īt the start of hurricane season, Rosencrans has said both factors could contribute to an active hurricane season. ![]() It did so as a Category 1 storm that brought wind gusts and power outages but it, for the most part, left Houston unscathed. 14 near the eastern part of Matagorda Peninsula. One storm directly affected the Houston area: Hurricane Nicholas made landfall Sept. Of this year’s named storms, seven were hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or greater and four were major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or greater. These letters had been designated for especially active seasons when the list of 21 pre-selected names was exhausted. Last year had a record 30 named storms, which prompted the World Meteorological Organization to stop using the Greek alphabet for naming the additional storms. The 2021 hurricane season was the third-most-active year on record in terms of named storms - and it marked the first time that two consecutive hurricane seasons exhausted the list of 21 names. MORE ON IDA: How Hurricane Ida compares to Hurricane Katrina It follows Hurricane Katrina from 2005 at $178.8 billion (adjusted based on the 2021 Consumer Price Index), Harvey from 2017 at $138.8 billion, Maria from 2017 at $99.9 billion and Sandy from 2012 at $78.7 billion, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and the National Hurricane Center. 29 as a Category 4 hurricane, is now the fifth-costliest storm on record since 1980, with $64.5 billion in damages. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended Tuesday with 21 named storms, four major hurricanes and a new addition to the list of costliest U.S. ![]() Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less Hurricane Nicholas made landfall down the coast early that morning, damaging many communities. Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of6Ī damaged walkway lies where it fell Tuesday, Sept. Lee said they fared well in the Hurricane Nicholas, but have been without power since last night. Under a fallen awning, Robert Lee fills up gas containers for his generator in Matagorda on Tuesday, Sept. Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of6 Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of6Ī worker with Entergy walks past a downed power line after trees on either side of Braxton Bragg Lane near River Plantation Drive in River Plantation fell overnight as Hurricane Nicholas moved through the region, Tuesday, Sept. Horses grazing in a flooded yard in Matagorda County following Hurricane Nicholas on Tuesday, Sept. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of6 13, 2021, along the seawall in Galveston. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of6įrank Rivera streams a Facebook live as he fishes with a friend, while Tropical Storm Nicholas heads towards the Texas coast, Monday, Sept. Hurricane Nicholas made landfall down the coast earlier that morning. A woman crosses a flooded street Tuesday, Sept. ![]()
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