The Atlantic tropical season has been pretty quiet so far but, now things are starting to heat up. There are two named storms this evening…Ernesto and Florence.

Climatology shows the most active time of year is the second week in September.

During August 1-10 this is where the past storms have developed.

Here is the 2012 list of tropical cyclone names in the Atlantic:

Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William

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