hurricane season
Tropical cyclone period
Hurricane season is the time of year when tropical cyclones are most likely to form in a given ocean basin.
In the Atlantic, it runs from June through November, with peak activity in August and September: We're stocking up on supplies before hurricane season.
The term shapes planning for coastal residents, insurers, and emergency services.
- tropical stormOrganized oceanic wind system
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
- Gulf of MexicoPartially enclosed Atlantic basin
- La NiñaCool-phase climate pattern
evacuation plan · boarding up · storm shutters · eyewall · rainbands · Atlantic Ocean · Caribbean Sea · Florida Keys · flood insurance · power outages · typhoon · wind shear · emergency supplies · August · barometric pressure · humidity · eye · cone of uncertainty
- seasonsautumn, summer, winter, spring, fall
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- hurricanestropical cyclone, Andrew, Katrina, eyewall, Harvey
- cycleslife cycle, cycle, circle of life, cycles, period
- tropical weathertropical storm, tropical cyclone, hurricanes, tropical depression, tropical climate
- Texas weathertornado, hail, heat wave, thunderstorm, flash flood
hurricane seasonwinter
Year's coldest quarter
off-season · dry season · January · February · dormant season
hurricane seasonfair weather
Pleasant, dry climate
mild weather · winter weather · doldrums · clear skies · settled weather