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Hurricane Season May Start Earlier In The Future

By Katie Roundtree, Finance Director, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District
In February, it was announced been named prior to the official start of the season. It is a trend Nov. 30 has not changed.
that a committee within that they believe will continue into the future. The height of hurricane
NOAA (National Oceanic and In response, NOAA may begin issuing daily tropical season is August through
Atmospheric Administration) is weather forecasts as early as May 15. As to moving the start mid-October, later in the
determining whether hurricane date of the official hurricane season to May 15, in their annual season. Typically, August
season should begin on May hurricane plan, the World Meteorological Organization has more than three times
15 rather than June 1, as is announced the National Hurricane Center “will determine a more storms than July or Hurricane Wilma – NOAA
the current internationally quantitative threshold for adding or removing dates from the double the amount of June
recognized start date. This is official Atlantic Hurricane Season,” and “will then examine and July combined. As the oceans heat up, activity increases.
in response to weather patterns the need for … potentially moving the beginning of hurricane Storms form more frequently and are much more intense than
over the past decade and tropical season to May 15.” storms earlier in the season.
activity starting earlier than June Warmer waters, potentially from climate change, have So, what does this mean to those of us in South Florida?
1 over the past six consecutive years. Since 2000, 11 storms have caused tropical storms to develop earlier than June 1 on a more Not much. Hurricanes will not suddenly decide to form earlier
consistent basis. Better modeling technology and satellites have because of a shift in dates. This doesn’t give a green light
led to the ability to track and name storms more effectively than to the atmosphere to stir up storms prior to June 1. It simply
MEdical MattErs in the past. Storms that may have been missed before can now be means that we need to be more vigilant, prepare early and
pay attention to weather trends and forecasts a bit sooner in
monitored and forecasted more accurately. There have been calls
for years to revise the official start date of the Atlantic hurricane the year than in the past. Hurricane season is a long stretch,
season to May 15, matching the first day of hurricane season but it’s the price we pay to live in paradise.
NPDES Tip: Hurricane season begins officially on June
in the eastern Pacific. June 1 is an arbitrarily chosen date; some
Is Telehealth think it’s time to change the definition to reflect reality. 1. Make sure your yards and trees are trimmed early to avoid
flying debris during a storm. Dispose of your trimmings and
Even though there is discussion about moving the
Here To Stay? hurricane season start date to May 15, the ending date of clippings properly. Do not put them into storm drains or lakes!

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Reprinted from South Florida Hospital News.

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