http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20051202/sc_space/raredecemberhurricanecapsrecordyear
Hurricane season may be officially over, but nature is paying no attention. Overnight, a tropical storm named Epsilon turned into a hurricane out in the Atlantic.
Epsilon is the 14th Atlantic-basin hurricane of the record-setting 2005 season, which started June 1 and ended Nov. 30.
December hurricanes are rare but not unprecedented. According to the National Weather Service, Epsilon is only the fifth December hurricane recorded in more than 120 years.
Hurricane season may be officially over, but nature is paying no attention. Overnight, a tropical storm named Epsilon turned into a hurricane out in the Atlantic.
Epsilon is the 14th Atlantic-basin hurricane of the record-setting 2005 season, which started June 1 and ended Nov. 30.
December hurricanes are rare but not unprecedented. According to the National Weather Service, Epsilon is only the fifth December hurricane recorded in more than 120 years.