"Stormcloud" Sabol's Weather Blog

The same questions are always asked this time of year right after a hurricane or tropical storm makes landfall in the US.  Is this unusual?  Are hurricanes and tropical storms affecting the US more recently?

To answer this question, check out this graph showing the hurricanes that made landfall over the last 150 years.  You can plainly see that more hurricanes made landfall in the 1910s, 1930s and 1940s then over the last 2 decades.

Why is this? 

Many components go into the formation and track of hurricanes.  El Nino, La Nina and cyclical patterns in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean over long periods have the most effect.  Could Global Warming play a role?  Possibly but recent studies have refuted this. 

We still have a few more months of hurricane season.  Expect new tropical storms and hurricanes to take the same general track.

If you have a condo in Florida or North Carolina, be alert!

Stay Tuned.