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Hurricane season 2021

24.05.2021

We remind you of the hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, which begins on June 1 and lasts until November 30. During this time, please check the weather forecasts carefully, plan your trip and stay in endangered areas properly, and follow the recommendations and safety measures announced by local authorities.

Hurricane

On average, there are about seven hurricanes per season (mainly in August and September). This figure includes tropical storms with wind speeds of 39 miles per hour (63 km / h) or greater. Storms become hurricanes when wind speeds reach 74 mph (118 km / h).

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts 13 to 20 hurricanes and tropical storms in 2021. Of the expected hurricanes, 3 to 5 could be severe with wind speeds of 111 miles per hour (178 km / h) or greater.

If the current predictions are correct, this season will be the sixth consecutive year of higher-than-normal activity in this area.

Last year, NOAA forecast 13 to 19 tropical storms, 6 to 10 of which were expected to reach hurricane force. The 2020 season has proven to be the most active hurricane season in history and the fifth in terms of loss and damage. A total of 31 tropical storms occurred, 30 of which received individual names and were specially monitored. 14 of them turned into hurricanes, and 7 into major hurricanes, i.e. above category 3, on the Saffir-Simpson scale (Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale - SSHWS).

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