Increased tropical storms very possible for South Florida this month and next because the Bermuda High is not in place to shield us
One of my son's is a meteorologist. He forecasts the weather on NBC in Minneapolis but of course with satellite tracking ( a picture of the clouds from space) he can see the weather all over the world. He says there is some potentially ominous storm news for us.
This time of year the Bermuda High is usually sitting over Bermuda and pushes storms to the south of us. Think of it as a huge mountain of air that protects South Florida because storms have to go around it.
But this year the Bermuda High is 500 miles farther north than it typically is - similar to where it was in the record hurricane season of 2004.
Tropical storms follow a track...the way a train does. When the Bermuda High is north of us...that storm track leads the storms towards us.
That doesn't mean we're doomed to be hit by hurricanes but it certainly increases the odds. The very fickle Bermuda High will eventually drift back down to Bermuda. For us, the sooner that happens the better.
On the good side, he did say the water temperatures are cooler this year than 2004 so that may decrease the intensity of any storms.
It's not the best news but at least we will be prepared in the event of a hurricane. We all know the drill and the good news is when storms hit, we are prepared.
Click to see video of Bermuda High.
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