Halfway Through August, Tropical Storms Quiet for East Coast
Forecasters still predict a "normal" hurricane season with five named hurricanes.
When Tropical Storm Alberto formed in mid-May — the earliest named storm since Ana formed on April 20, 2003 — it appeared the U.S. would be in for a long and threatening hurricane season. But halfway through August, no tropical storm has affected the East Coast north of Florida. "Despite a quiet July in the Atlantic, the AccuWeather.com Long-Range Forecasting team still expects the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season to be near normal in terms of the number of named storms," Accuweather meteorologist Meghan Evans says. "The forecast calls for a total of 12 tropical storms, five named hurricanes and two major hurricanes." Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 (though tropical systems can form outside that window of time). Two named …
