Tammy tips 2023 into Atlantic's fourth-most active hurricane season
Tropical Storm Tammy puts 2023 into a tie with 1933 for having the fourth-highest number of named Atlantic storms in a season. And, there’s potential to move up even higher.
We are in the midst of one of the busiest tropical seasons ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season may be heading towards its final lap at the end of next month, but it's not showing any signs of a slowdown.
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Tropical Storm Tammy was named on Wednesday, making it the 20th named storm of the year. This year and 1933 are now tied for having the fourth-highest number of named Atlantic storms in a season. And, there’s potential to move up even higher.
This is quite an unusual sight, especially given 2023’s dominant El Niño pattern, which typically means a quieter season for the Atlantic side.
We take a look at the record books. The years 2020, 2021 and 2005 were all La Niña years, but 2023 has defied the norm. So far, storms have taken advantage of windows with a lower-shear environment and the consistently warm, bathwater temperatures in the ocean, both of which are key in tropical storm development.
Can 2023 crack the top three? It’s probable. Atlantic hurricane season runs, typically, until Nov. 30. That gives 2023 plenty of time to attempt to beat, if not tie, 2021.
Unlike the majority of named storms this year, Tammy will bring impacts to land as it tracks towards the Caribbean through this weekend.
Tropical storm warnings are issued for portions of the Lesser Antilles, as well as Bermuda, where tropical wing gusts, flash-flooding rains and dangerous swells are anticipated to begin Friday.
