The Summary Forecasts for hurricanes Helene and Milton were highly accurate.
Nearly five days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, National Hurricane Center forecasters predicted its track within just 12 miles of where the storm later made landfall.
And yet, at a time when hurricane forecasts are at their most accurate, some meteorologists say they’ve never faced so much skepticism, hatred and conspiracy-minded pushback.
They take it personally.”Hurricane forecasts have become more accurateHurricane forecasts have improved dramatically over the past 50 years.
The National Hurricane Center publishes data each year about how its forecasts have aligned with reality, and the trend shows a decline in track errors since the 1970s.
Persons:
Helene, Milton, ”, John Morales, they’ve, They’ve, “, there’s, Matthew Cappucci, ” Cappucci, Cappucci, Bill Gates, Bradley Panovich, “ It’s, Kim Klockow McClain, Shel Winkley, ” Winkley, Hurricane Milton “
Organizations:
Hurricane Milton, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, NBC, MyRadar, Washington Post, Harvard, Climate, NOAA
Locations:
Florida, North Carolina, Appalachia, Louisiana, Charlotte , North Carolina, Hurricane