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December 3, 2007
U.S. upgrades storm Karen as hurricane season ends
Aha - we had six hurricanes this year:
MIAMI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. weather experts posthumously upgraded Tropical Storm Karen to a hurricane as the 2007 Atlantic storm season drew to a close on Friday, making the year a near-average one for hurricane activity.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center, in a post-season analysis of Karen, said the storm briefly reached hurricane intensity on Sept. 26, with winds of 65 knots, equal to 74.8 mph (120 kph) or just over the threshold at which tropical storms become hurricanes.
The upgrade of Karen took the 2007 season's hurricane toll to six, bang on the long-term average. The 14 named storms that formed exceeded the long-term average of around 10 for a six-month Atlantic hurricane season.
When is the frequency of hurricanes is the highest in the carribean sea? or what 's the season when there are frequent hurricanes
we would like to plan a trip there when there are no hurricanes. Could you please acknowledge?
Posted on August 26, 2008 7:01 AM
Hurricane "season" is from June 1 to November 30. The higher frequency of storms is during the end of August and September.
If you want to plan a vacation that avoids the chance of a hurricane you can choose the southern Caribbean, which is usually (but not always!) out of the hurricane belt, or between December and May.
There is a lot of information here if you read through and search the site.
Posted on August 26, 2008 7:53 AM