The first hurricane in the Pacific doesn’t typically arrive until the last week of June. Three have been named so far this season.

The Eastern Pacific hurricane season has gotten off to a fast start, with three named storms already forming since the beginning of the season on May 15. Meanwhile, since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1,

Hurricane #Barbara Advisory 6: Barbara Becomes the First Hurricane of the East Pacific Hurricane Season. https://t.co/Oy8uoeRKme While the Atlantic remains calm for now, Hurricane Barbara and Tropical Storm Cosmo are currently affecting the eastern Pacific.

It has been a quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season as of the middle of June. This will likely be the trend through the next week with Saharan dust still dominating and hostile winds making it difficult for tropical waves to get organized.

Tropical Storm Erick formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and has a high likelihood of becoming a hurricane on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a dangerous severe weather threat continues across the central U.S.

Since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, hardly any signs of tropical cyclone development have been spotted in the Atlantic Basin.

We are now a couple of weeks into the Atlantic hurricane season, and things have been quiet so far. But activity is already ramping up in the Pacific.

There are no areas of concern across the Atlantic while the East Pacific remains more active. More on the E. Pacific near the bottom of this post. Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) * here *. REMEMBER WHEN A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE IS APPROACHING: Taping windows is *not* recommended & will not keep glass from breaking.