AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Kottlowski joined us live online Wednesday, June 30 at 1 p.m. EDT to answer your questions about hurricanes. Kottlowski joined AccuWeather in October 1976 where he specializes in severe storms and tropical meteorology. Aruba should be considered a place that can be affected by tropical storms and hurricanes. Climatologically the island rarely gets hit by tropical cyclones.
Most storms take a path that is well to the north.
The last time a system came very close to Aruba was back in 1993. Brett only reached tropical storm status. However, it caused very heavy rainfall in Venezuela and did cause strong winds and heavy rain in the Aruba area. The bottom line is you are in the tropics and should not let your guard down. Super insulated, reinforced concrete domes on the Gulf Coast in Texas have taken multiple hits from hurricanes in the past 15 years.