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2008 Hurricanes

Within the 2008 Hurricane season in the Atlantic, the overall prediction was for an above average season in the number of tropical depressions, tropical storms, and named hurricanes. This included a breakdown of 14-18 named storms, 7-10 hurricanes,
and 3-6 major hurricanes. Up until this point, September 28, 2008, there have been twelve named storms, with currently Kyle and Laura being both active Atlantic systems. For my analysis and information, I will be looking at the system of Kyle, the twelfth named system and sixth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
As typical of many storms during the peak time of the hurricane season, Kyle first got its start as an unorganized tropical storm off the coast of Africa and made its way to Lesser Antilles Islands on September 18, where it began to stall. This is where the disturbance first directly caught the eye of forecasters as it slowly began to churn around Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, while leaving behind heavy rains......


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