At this time is November 30, 2024, and it’s the final day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season! The season runs every year from June 1 till November 30. To mark today, Key West celebrates by burning a hurricane flag doused in rum. Can there be a extra applicable manner for this island to mark the event?
Peak Hurricane Exercise
Sometimes, peak hurricane exercise is mid-August to mid-September. Nonetheless, this 12 months was an anomaly with the weird patterns skilled. On July 2, Hurricane Beryl turned the Atlantic’s best class 5 hurricane. This storm affected elements of the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean. After that, we had a extremely quiet season. Till…
Helene shaped on September 24. And, whereas individuals in elements of Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee had been nonetheless cleansing up from this storm, Milton shaped quickly after. In whole, there have been eighteen named tropical storms this 12 months. Out of those, eleven turned hurricanes, and 5 turned main hurricanes. Fortunately, the Florida Keys and Key West remained simply out of attain of those storms this 12 months. Yay!
When Ought to I Go to Key West?
Now, the query is, “when ought to I go to Key West?” Properly, everytime you need to. Each time of 12 months has its execs and cons. However, anytime of 12 months one can have a good time in Key West. With a lot to expertise each on land and on the water, the island is a spot that everybody ought to go to at the very least as soon as of their lifetimes, if not on the common!
Visiting throughout hurricane season might be superior! Lodge charges are rather more inexpensive throughout this time, apart from throughout sure festivals. And talking of festivals, there are lots of throughout this time. The Key Lime Competition, Hemingway Days, Lobsterfest, and FantasyFest are a few of the extra in style ones, and they’re positively a whole lot of enjoyable to attend. And, if a storm ought to head this manner, the hurricane events might be an insanely good time. Nonetheless, if an enormous unhealthy one does come alongside, evacuating will likely be required for vacationers.
Throughout our peak season, lodge charges are a lot increased. However, you gained’t need to cope with hurricanes or attainable evacuations resulting from them. And, it’s at all times nice to flee the icy chilly tundras of the north to our comfy subtropical local weather that we expertise right here 12 months spherical.
Extra About Key West
Irrespective of whenever you determine to go to, you’re positive to have a good time in Key West.
For details about issues to do and see in our island metropolis, go to our Key West Net Web site. You may as well go to our Key West Occasions Calendar to see extra particulars on upcoming particular occasions.
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