Atlantic low pressure system could end record delay for season first hurricane

A low pressure system in the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to become a tropical storm and has a reasonable chance of developing into a hurricane, Ars Technica Science reported. The Atlantic tropical weather year has been exceptionally quiet so far. [1]

While a hurricane forming in early October is usually not notable, no hurricane has formed in the Atlantic basin yet this year. Ars Technica Science reported that in the modern hurricane record dating back to around World War II, when aircraft reconnaissance and satellite coverage began, no season has gone this late without a hurricane forming. [1]

The modern record has never seen an Atlantic season pass entirely without a hurricane. Tropical cyclones can sometimes form under unusual conditions, as seen in October 2005 when Hurricane Vince developed in the northeastern Atlantic over waters previously considered too cold for tropical storm development. [1][2]