As we’ve been reporting every Monday morning, this is the quietest Atlantic hurricane season in years. So far we haven’t had a single tropical depression, storm nor hurricane.
So three months after issuing its last hurricane prediction, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finally accepted reality and updated its 2009 forecast. Its new prediction is for a below-normal to near-normal season with seven to 11 named tropical storms. That’s down from a range of nine to 14 in the May forecast.
No kidding? It’s about time they changed the forecast. A third of hurricane season has come and gone and the Atlantic has been quieter than a Democrat at a corruption trial.
This is the quietest start to hurricane season in nearly two decades. The last time the first storm formed as late as August 5 was way back in 1992.
But don’t relax yet. No, siree. Forecasters at National Hurricane Center say you’d better stay on your toes because the peak period for hurricanes runs from this month through October.
It’s amazing to watch these people simultaneously hedge their bets and cover their butts.
Source: Associated Press
