Bad Atlantic Hurricane Season Ahead?

June 1 is the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and indications are that this could be an active, even destructive, hurricane season, according to Bob Rose, chief meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River
Authority (LCRA).

To clear up a frequent point of confusion, this is the Colorado River in Texas, not the one that forms the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River in Texas supplies water to Austin and also feeds irrigation districts in the lower coastal plains, including a large portion of the state’s rice belt west of Houston.

We closely follow Rose’s forecasts because they overlap so closely with Texas rice country, which we cover with our newsletter, RiceFax: Midsouth/Texas.

Rose noted in a video podcast today that record sea-surface temperatures throughout the spring in the main development region of the Atlantic point to a volatile hurricane season ahead.

Here’s his full podcast: