The Points June 2018

2018 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is an upcoming event in the annual
formation of tropical cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere. The season
will officially begin on June 1, 2018 and end on November 30, 2018.
These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical
cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However,
the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year.
Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological
services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms,
hurricanes and major (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson
scale) hurricanes will form during a season and/or how many tropical
cyclones will affect a particular country. These agencies include the
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Consortium of the University College London,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and
Colorado State University (CSU). The forecasts include weekly and
monthly changes in significant factors that help determine the number
of tropical storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes within a particular
year. Some of these forecasts also take into consideration what
happened in previous seasons and an ongoing La Niña event that had
recently formed in November 2017. On average, an Atlantic hurricane
season between 1981 and 2010 contained twelve tropical storms, six
hurricanes, and three major hurricanes, with an Accumulated Cyclone
Energy (ACE) index of between 66 and 103 units.
Pre-season outlooks
The first forecast for the year was released by TSR on December 7,
2017, predicting a slightly above-average season in 2018, with a total
of 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes. On April 5,
2018, CSU released their forecast, predicting a slightly above-average
season with 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.
On the same day, TSR released their second forecast on the same day
and called for a slightly-below average hurricane season, predicting
12 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes, due to recent
anomalous cooling in the far northern and tropical Atlantic. Several
days later on April 16 th , North Carolina State University released their
predictions, calling for a well above-average season, with 14-18 named
storms, 7-11 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes. On April 19 th , The
Weather Company released their first forecasts, calling for 2018 to be
a near-average season, with a total of 13 named storms, 7 hurricanes
and 2 major hurricanes.
YDR SERVICES
Owner Operated
LAWN & LANDSCAPE
• LAWN AERATION
• LAWN DETHATCHING
• LAWN MAINTENANCE
• LANDSCAPE DESIGN
• YARD CLEAN-UPS
• BED MULCHING
• SPRINKLERS INSTALLED
LI#8966
• PONDS/PATIOS
Free
Estimates!
Pool Cleaning
Maidservice/House Cleaning
Service
starting at
$
22. 99
“I Will Meet Or
Beat Any Written
Estimate!!!”
GRASS
$179
Per Pallet Installed
281-788-2047
Storm names
The following list of names will be used for named storms that form
in the North Atlantic in 2018. Retired names, if any, will be announced
by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2019. The
names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2024 season.
This is the same list used in the 2012 season, with the exception of the
name Sara, which replaced Sandy.
Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac,
Joyce, Kirk, Leslie, Michael, Nadine, Oscar, Patty, Rafael, Sara, Tony,
Valerie and William. Source: Wikipedia.org
The Points Community Newsletter | June 2018
33