The National Weather Service on Monday revealed key indicators suggesting that hurricane season might be starting early in 2023
The National Weather Service said Monday that though the Atlantic Hurricane Season doesn’t officially startr until June 1, forecasts are already showing some strange disturbances that suggest we might be kicking things off a little ahead of time. The risk of hurricanes coming in quicker than usual remains low right now, at just about 10 percent, NWS noted, but the agency is not alone in voicings its concerns.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season doesn’t officially start until June 1, but our forecasters are always watching. This weak disturbance near the Bahamas has a very low (10%) chance of starting off the Atlantic season slgihtly ahead of schedule for 2023.https://t.co/qMTPhyJIfQ pic.twitter.com/SaJqChnegU
— National Weather Service (@NWS) May 22, 2023
At least one amateur meteorologist posted about the North Atlantic warming anomaly on Friday. “The North Atlantic has never been this hot this early, with a massive marine heatwave dominating millions of square miles of ocean,” meteorologist Colin McCarthy wrote Friday. “In recent days the North Atlantic sea surface temperature anomaly has reached nearly 1°C above normal, the highest in recorded history.”
As soon as I read the tweet from McCarthy, I said to myself, “Oh wow, hurricane season must be coming early this year.” I then set about figuring exactly how best to waterproof my basement and stock up on non-perishables. I highly recommend anyone living on the east or south coasts do the same. (RELATED: Check Out The National Weather Service’s Amazing Word Gymnastics Over California Drought Questions)
When coupled with a series of major warnings regarding the El Niño southern oscillation that is already hitting the western U.S., this year is likely to be one for the history books.