It is accepted that during favorable atmospheric conditions, hurricanes form and grow by drawing energy from warm tropical water. Last year they made a break through discovery when instruments were dropped into a warm eddy, the tropical powerhouse. Readings revealed the eddy contained six times the amount of heat compared to the surrounding water which indicates enormous energy reserves. Because two of these eddies remain in the Gulf from last year, plus the new ones forming and combined with the persistent La Nina, it could be an interesting hurricane season. There's no getting around it.
Some coastal cities get clobbered with hurricanes and tropical storms more frequently than others.
Here are the top 50 cities, starting with the worst, for their run-ins with these monsters. Data includes the 1999 season. Hurricanes, by whatever name, are by far most common in the Pacific Ocean, with the western Pacific being most active. In some years, the Philippines are struck by more than 20 tropical storms and typhoons. Instead these names pick up where they left off from the preceding season.