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Here's a look at the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Data
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
The areas it covers include the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
The National Weather Service (NWS) defines a hurricane as "a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 103 km / h (64 knots) or more."
Hurricanes are classified according to the intensity of sustained winds according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
The 1-5 scale estimates the potential for damage to buildings and constructions.
A Category 3 or higher hurricane is considered a major hurricane.
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The National Hurricane Center recommends being prepared:
A
hurricane watch
indicates the possibility of a region experiencing hurricane conditions in the next 48 hours.
A
hurricane warning
indicates that sustained winds of at least 119 kilometers per hour are expected within the next 36 hours.
Forecasts
April 8, 2021 -
The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team predicts an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.
The team forecasts 17 named storms, including eight hurricanes.
May 20, 2021 -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) forecasts a 60% chance of an above-normal season, predicting that there is a 70% chance of having between 13 and 20 named storms, of which between six and 10 could become hurricanes, including between three and five major hurricanes (Categories 3-5).
August 4, 2021 -
NOAA redoubles its initial seasonal prediction, announcing that forecaster confidence has increased and the probability of an above-normal season has risen from 60% to 65%, leaving only a 10% probability. a season below normal and a 25% chance of a normal season.
The agency now forecasts 15 to 21 named storms, including seven to ten hurricanes, of which three to five are forecast to be major, which is unchanged from its previous outlook.
Increases the likelihood of a hurricane season above average, according to NOAA
Atlantic storm names for 2021
The names of the hurricanes are drawn from six rotating lists maintained and updated by the World Meteorological Organization.
The names of storms are only withdrawn when they are particularly deadly or costly.
Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Elsa
Fred
Grace
Henri
Going
Julian
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda
Pronunciation guide
March 17, 2021 -
Greek alphabet will no longer be used for naming storms when the normal list of storm names is exhausted.
A supplementary list of names will be used instead.
Tropical Storm Ana
May 22, 2021 -
Subtropical Storm Ana forms northeast of Bermuda.
May 23, 2021 -
Ana becomes a tropical storm and subsequently weakens into a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Bill
June 14, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Bill forms in northeastern North Carolina.
June 16, 2021 -
Bill weakens to post-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Storm Claudette
June 19, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Claudette forms over southeastern Louisiana and makes landfall southwest of New Orleans, subsequently weakening into a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm Danny
June 28, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Danny forms off the coast of South Carolina and makes landfall just north of Hilton Head.
Later, Danny weakens into a tropical depression.
Hurricane Elsa
July 1, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Elsa forms in the Atlantic.
July 2, 2021 -
Strengthens as a hurricane near the Lesser Antilles, becoming the first hurricane of the season.
July 3, 2021 -
Weaken to a tropical storm.
Three people die, two in the Dominican Republic and one on the island of Santa Lucia.
July 5, 2021 -
Elsa makes landfall in Cuba.
July 7, 2021 -
Elsa makes landfall in Florida, in Taylor County.
Elsa's winds cause a tree to fall onto two cars in the afternoon in Jacksonville, Florida, killing one person.
Tropical Storm Fred
August 10, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Fred forms off the coast of Puerto Rico.
August 11, 2021 -
Fred weakens into a tropical depression over the island of Hispaniola.
August 15, 2021 -
Fred regains the status of a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico.
August 16, 2021 -
Make landfall in northwest Florida near Cape San Blas.
August 17, 2021 -
Fred weakens into a tropical depression.
Hurricane Grace
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View of a shopping center during the arrival of Hurricane Grace to Tulum, in the Riviera Maya, in Mexico.
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When Hurricane Grace made landfall in Tulum, it knocked down traffic signals and left fallen trees and branches.
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Local workers clean the streets after the passage of Hurricane Grace in Tulum, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, on August 19, 2021. (Photo: ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)
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Local residents remove branches and debris left by Hurricane Grace in Tulum, Mexico, on August 19, 2021. (AP Photo / Marco Ugarte)
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Workers repair a communications antenna that was affected by the passage of Hurricane Grace, in Quintana Roo.
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| View of an avenue after the passage of Hurricane Grace, which hit Tulum with winds of 130 km / h. (Photo: ELIZABETH RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)
August 14, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Grace forms in the Atlantic.
August 15, 2021 -
Grace weakens to tropical depression.
August 17, 2021 -
Strengthens into a tropical storm.
August 18, 2021 -
Becomes a hurricane.
August 19, 2021 - It makes
landfall in the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, near Tulum.
Later Grace weakens into a tropical storm.
August 20, 2021 -
Grace becomes a Category 3 hurricane.
August 21, 2021 -
Grace makes landfall south of Tuxpan on the eastern coast of Mexico, killing at least eight people.
Tropical Storm Henri
August 16, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Henri forms near Bermuda.
August 21, 2021 -
Henri strengthens as a hurricane.
August 22, 2021 -
Henri weakens to a tropical storm and makes landfall off the coast of Rhode Island.
Hurricane Ida
Ida is expected to be a Category 4 hurricane when it makes landfall in the United States
August 26, 2021 -
Tropical Storm Ida forms in the Caribbean.
August 29, 2021 - Makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane.
Atlantic Hurricanes
