Already Two Named Atlantic Storms for 2007
NOAA/NWS via BBSNews 2007-06-01 -- Today Marks The First Day Of The Atlantic Hurricane Season. Which Will Run Until November 30Th. The Long-Term Averages For The Number Of Named Storms. Hurricanes. And Major Hurricanes Are 11, 6, and 2 Respectively. The NOAA Seasonal Hurricane Forecast Is Projecting 13 To 17 Named Storms. 7 To 10 Hurricanes. And 3 To 5 Major Hurricanes During 2007.
The List Of Names For 2007 Is As Follows:
Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dean, Erin, Felix, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Noel, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, Wendy.
The 2007 Season Got Off To An Early Start When Subtropical Storm Andrea Formed During May. Andrea Originated From A Strong Extratropical Low Pressure System That Had Formed Off The Coast Of The Carolinas On 6 May. And Gradually Acquired Some Tropical Characteristics Over The Next Few Days. Andrea Became A Subtropical Storm While Centered About 150 Miles East Of Jacksonville Florida On 9 May. Northerly Shear And Dry Air Caused Andrea To Weaken Below Storm Strength On 10 May And To Degenerate Into A Remnant Low On 11 May. The Remnant Low Later Became Absorbed By A Front On 14 May.
Andrea Was Responsible For No Direct Deaths. Although 5 People Drowned As A Result Of The Precursor Extratropical System. Beach Erosion In Northeastern Florida Was Also Associated With The Extratropical Low.
Editor's Note: Tropical Storm Barry formed today, on the first day of the 2007 hurricane season. BBSNews is migrating to a new Data Center with much greater throughput and redundant capacity in June 2007. We are working to keep uninterrupted service for our readers and new and updated features and software during our migration. We apologize for past outages with our soon to be previous host.
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