Active Tropical Weather Trends Continue in Summer of 2013

After three consecutive seasons of active tropical weather in the Atlantic basin, it appears that 2013 will continue with that trend. Nineteen named storms formed in 2010, 2011, and 2012, which all tied for the third highest seasonal counts. This is well above the average of 11 named storms. The hurricane season for the Atlantic basin runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, but storms can form both earlier and later in some years. In 2012, two tropical storms formed in May. The formation of these two storms tied for the most storms during that month; the last time this…