Thank God For Sam. (TGFS)
Today marks the official end of the 2021 Hurricane Season and TGFS.
2021 was overall an active season with regards to the absolute number of storms however aside from Hurricane Ida it was a good year for the US in general. As suspected in my 4-23-21 Preseason Update Florida and the Northern and Eastern Gulf Coasts saw the bulk of the activity.
On 7/7/21 TS Elsa made landfall along the Big Bend area of Florida as a 65 mph TS.
On 8/16/21 TS Fred made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Panama City as a 50 mph TS.
The only significant storm was Hurricane Ida which made landfall along the Louisiana coast passing over Houma, LA as a Cat 4 hurricane causing significant damage. It fortunately passed far enough west of NOLA to spare it from the worst of it.
As forecast La Nina conditions returned in September, which are usually associated with increased storm activity, however thanks to Sam, an unusually slow moving, long lived major hurricane which slowly moved out to sea not making any landfall, a huge amount of heat was removed out of a key portion of the tropical Atlantic in September effectively wiping out all of the systems which followed in its wake. Subsequently instead of a busy finish, the 2021 season ended quietly with no significant activity after Sam. Never knock a White Knight.
Wishing everyone a great Holiday Season and New Years,
Matt.
Today marks the official end of the 2021 Hurricane Season and TGFS.
2021 was overall an active season with regards to the absolute number of storms however aside from Hurricane Ida it was a good year for the US in general. As suspected in my 4-23-21 Preseason Update Florida and the Northern and Eastern Gulf Coasts saw the bulk of the activity.
On 7/7/21 TS Elsa made landfall along the Big Bend area of Florida as a 65 mph TS.
On 8/16/21 TS Fred made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Panama City as a 50 mph TS.
The only significant storm was Hurricane Ida which made landfall along the Louisiana coast passing over Houma, LA as a Cat 4 hurricane causing significant damage. It fortunately passed far enough west of NOLA to spare it from the worst of it.
As forecast La Nina conditions returned in September, which are usually associated with increased storm activity, however thanks to Sam, an unusually slow moving, long lived major hurricane which slowly moved out to sea not making any landfall, a huge amount of heat was removed out of a key portion of the tropical Atlantic in September effectively wiping out all of the systems which followed in its wake. Subsequently instead of a busy finish, the 2021 season ended quietly with no significant activity after Sam. Never knock a White Knight.
Wishing everyone a great Holiday Season and New Years,
Matt.