Those words were penned by Alexander Hamilton after witnessing a hurricane first hand on St. Croix in 1772. It attempts to convey the fury possible in a hurricane. According to the foremost experts at Colorado State University, the United States is facing a busy tropical weather season this year. The El Nino pattern is expected to shut down, allowing a large amount of accumulated cyclone energy in the Atlantic basin. Six to eight named hurricanes are expected, with three being major hurricanes. As you pick up this issue of IFR, hurricane season is about to start. June is when the earliest tropical cyclone action begins, and by July things are becoming active in the Caribbean and western Atlantic. The peak threat coincides closely with the sea surface temperature maximum, which occurs during the second week of September. Fortunately by late October to early November, there is a rapid decrease in hurricane activity.
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