Hurricane "Chris" (6/22)

You would think the THIRD named tropical storm (and the FIRST hurricane) of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season would have my name (tropical storm / hurricane "Chris") on it and be something to chase? Nope, another storm far from any land and a weak system that churned away in the far north Atlantic, but became a hurricane (briefly) on June 21-22. The 2012 tropical season has got off to a busy start, with two named systems BEFORE June 1 (the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season) forming in the Atlantic basin.



Tropical storm Chris, the third named storm of the season, formed in the north Atlantic on June 19, 2012. It bothered no one as it remained well out to sea (what hurricane chasers call a "fish storm"). The storm managed to reach hurricane Intensity on June 21, making it the first minimal hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic season.

Be sure to keep up to date with any tropical activity in the TROPICS section in my STORM CHASING area of my web site. You can also go right to that area (for tropical activity) via the link for it below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/tropics.htm