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Hurricane season
Posted: 10.13.2011 at 4:14 PM
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TRI-STATE AREA -- The National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida considers the Atlantic hurricane season as running from June 1st through November 30th. The peak of the season is the middle of September. The good news is that there currently are no hurricanes in the Atlantic basin.
This year’s heavy hitters were Irene and Lee. Both storms brought extreme amounts of rainfall and flash flooding. Soggy soil made it easy for Irene’s winds to blow trees over – roots and all. Irene had enough of a wind punch to ensure widespread power outages. At one point, Irene had knocked out power to more than 5 million people in New England’s heavily populated corridor.
These storms will force continuing clean-up efforts for months to come – and that’s to say nothing of the many powerful tropical storms and hurricanes that stayed in open-water and never even affected land this year. It’s one reminder of why October and November are so often welcomed months for weather. As the surface of the Atlantic Ocean continues to cool, so too will the chances for tropical storms and hurricanes. In November, the cooler temperatures will officially mark the end of 2011’s active tropical season.