Unfortunately, hurricane season officially begins June one. Water
temperatures are already higher than average and there's a troubling
current in the Gulf that has some experts predicting the
worst. Here's what you should know that troubling current
in the gulf is what's known as a loop current
. It's the area of warm water that travels from
the caribbean further into the gulf of Mexico. Historically
. When it reaches the gulf this early, we've
been in for a rough hurricane season. This hurricane
season might show us shades of hurricane seasons past.
According to a hurricane activity forecast by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. We should expect 14-21 named storms
with winds 39 mph or higher as well as 3-6
major hurricanes, making this the seventh consecutive above average
hurricane season. So how does the loop current make
for a rougher hurricane season? While the storm can
gain strength as it draws energy from water warmer than
78Â° potentially upgrading a tropical storm to a powerful hurricane
. What has experts alarmed now is that this year's
loop current looks very similar to that of 2005.
The year, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans of the
27 names storms that year seven became hurricanes Wilma and
Rita also crossed the loop current and gained strength in
2005. They would go on to become two of
the most intense atlantic hurricanes on record. Hurricane season
ends November 30, but storms have formed past that
time, especially in recent years