The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued its 2013 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane outlook.
Although the six-month Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t begin until June 1, NOAA is calling for a 70 per cent chance that there will be 13 to 20 named storms this season, with 7 to 11 of them becoming hurricanes. It is also calling for 3 to 6 major hurricanes.
On average, the Atlantic sees 12 named storms and 6 hurricanes with 3 major hurricanes. Many of these storms frequently impact the East Coast of Canada. In 1775, the Newfoundland Hurricane killed 4,000 people making it Canada’s deadliest hurricane.
For both the eastern and central Pacific region, the administration is calling for a below-normal season. The Pacific region has already had one tropical storm this season.
Hurricane Categories
Category 1 – Sustained winds of 119-153 km/h
Category 2 – Sustained winds of 154 to 166 km/h
Category 3 (major) – 178-208 km/h
Category4 (major) – 209-251 km/h
Category5 (major) – 252 km/h or higher
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