Does the coming cooler weather mean hurricane threat is waning? Forecaster weighs in
Despite temperatures cooling down this weekend, experts warn that hurricane season is not over.
While the Grand Strand is expected to see lows in the 40s next week, ocean temperatures will remain deceptively warm, making conditions ripe for hurricanes until the end of November, when hurricane season officially ends, according to Meteorologist Michael Colby with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina.
“We’ve had November storms. We’ve had Halloween storms,” Meteorologist Michael Colby said. “There’s no way we’re out of the woods.”
In October and November, hurricanes are more likely to form closer to the shore, Colby said.
“This is a lull, but we absolutely should not let our guard down, particularly with the water so warm. . . We can’t let our guard down until the end of November, surprisingly,” he said
After unseasonably warm temperatures into Saturday afternoon, an air-mass change will have people reaching to “pull out sweaters and jackets,” Colby said.
That doesn’t mean people should let their guard down to the possibility of severe weather throughout this month and the next.
“Keep tuned in to the tropics because the waters are still warm and things can spin up pretty quickly close by. Just keep tuned in for another month or two,” he said.
