ATLANTA — After back-to-back hurricanes in the Southeast, 11Alive Chief Meteorologist Chris Holcomb is answering questions about hurricane season.
When is hurricane season?
"It runs from June 1 to the end of November, on November 30. And usually, the peak time frame is August through September and the beginning of October. It’s usually slower at the beginning of June and then slower at the end of October to November. But the most active time is where we are right now."
Is it common to have storms in October?
"It’s not rare to have storms in October, and, a lot of times, the storms we have in October generate in the Caribbean or the Gulf of Mexico. So sometimes we have the most active time here in the southeast in that later part of the season."
When does the season slow down?
"If you look by climatology, usually we start seeing things slowing down now at the end of October through November. But it’s been pretty active here a little later this year compared to years past, so there is still a chance we could see additional storms developing before the season actually ends."
What's the outlook for the rest of the season?
"The next name on the list is Nadine, but as of right now, we don’t see anything threatening. There is a storm that we’re watching coming off the coast of Africa that only has a 20 percent chance of developing out there right now, so there’s no guarantee that will happen. There was some buzz about another system in the Atlantic near Bermuda that the Hurricane Center was keeping an eye on, but that one has already fizzled out. So any Nadine development, it will be a while before that would happen."