2026 Hurricane Season

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Time once again for our annual US hurricane tracking and discussion thread.

Today is the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The Pacific season officially started on May 15, but the Central Pacific subsection which includes Hawaii also begins today.

Here’s the official word to wave the starting flag: NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As always, the hurricane that hits you will ensure your season is well above normal no matter how lightly the rest of the country gets off.

And some changes to the info we’ll be able access: 2026 NHC New Products and Services. There’s rather a lot that’s new and different you can read about there, plus a whole raft of useful urls you might want.

Last of all the home page at National Hurricane Center - NOAA which will update at least every day with the current threat maps.

As of today, June 1st, the eastern Pacific has two areas of interest well offshore of Central America and aimed more or less in the general direction of Hawaii a couple thousand miles away. All else is quiet.

Good luck to us all.

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Does the website now include a “sharpie” option in case you want to puff up the predicted tracks?

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I’m very much behind on my prep this year. I still have to go through my supplies and filter out things that expired, and restock. I also need to pull the generator out and run it - that’s critical because you can’t count on last minute repairs. It runs on propane so at least I’m not worried about gummed up fuel lines. It should be fine, but I need to make sure.