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According to a video that has already gone popular on TikTok, a Category 6 storm will hit Florida and the Carolinas on September 6. According to the video, which has received close to 2 million views, meteorologists are not discussing this storm.
This is so because there is no such storm.
First things first: a Category 6 hurricane does not exist. The Category 5 hurricane is the strongest according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which ranks hurricanes from 1 to 5. This scale is based only on average wind speed.
Meteorologists would undoubtedly be discussing any storms that might be forming outside.
Predictions of where a hurricane will make landfall cannot be made reliably weeks in advance or even before the storm forms.
Until the storm has a clearly defined center and Hurricane Hunters have been able to drop their equipment inside and around the storm, confidence in a hurricane track forecast does not begin to increase.
It’s crucial to remember that, as of August 17, the farthest model that meteorologists can use to anticipate a potential impact only extends out to September 1.
However, forecasts for the environment as a whole and the potential shape of the steering currents can be formed weeks in advance.
It’s also fortunate that the user choose September 6 for this fictitious storm to have an impact on Florida and the Carolinas. That is precisely during the height of storm season.
Could a powerful hurricane make landfall in Florida or the Carolinas around Labor Day? Absolutely. Unfortunately, Florida’s history with hurricanes and the days close to Labor Day are not good.
Be aware that the hurricanes that devastated Florida before weakening considerably and passing into the Carolinas. Due of land interaction, it would be practically hard for a storm to “destroy most of Florida and a lot of the Carolinas.”
Over land, tropical systems deteriorate. Storms have wreaked havoc in Florida before wreaking much more havoc in the Carolinas, but not to the extent the user says.
Florida and the Carolinas are not currently under any immediate threat.
The tropics are beginning to pick up some activity. Of course, hurricane season is at its height now. Three regions in the Atlantic are being highlighted by the National Hurricane Center for potential tropical development.
However, if the two regions of the Central Atlantic are to grow, they will need to put in some effort. There is still sinking, dry air in that region of the earth. All of those are harmful to the growth of tropical areas.
El Nio is also still getting stronger, which contributes to more wind shear in the tropical Atlantic.
Having said that, the Atlantic has record-warm water temperatures.
In addition, hurricane season is at its height right now, so you should always listen to a reliable source.
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Melissa’s career in writing started more than 20 years ago. Today, she lives in South Florida with her husband and two boys.
