A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30 of each year.
Historically, the most active time for hurricane development is mid-August through mid-October.
The winter hurricane threat is virtually non-existent. Since 1886, only 3 hurricanes have been officially recorded during the month of December and only 1 during the month of January. …
