The earliest 14th and 15th named storms on record are keeping meteorologists on their toes.
Tropical Storm Nana weakened significantly when she made landfall in Belize yesterday, and all warnings and watches ended, but attention is now turning to Tropical Storm Omar brewing in the mid-Atlantic.
Meteorologist Dr. Athena Masson is watching the hurricane season closely. She is a native Floridian and expert on hurricanes who completed her Masters of Science at Memorial University.
She says officials knew long ago that this was going to be a busy hurricane season, and there have already been 12 records set for earliest named storms.
Masson says we’re on La Nina watch, meaning sea surface temperatures are rising. El Nino brings surface temperatures down, and there aren’t a lot of hurricanes, but with La Nina, things start to heat up, generating more storms.