What started out as a tropical storm became Hurricane Alex, the first June hurricane to hit the Gulf in 15 years.
The storm season typically begins later in the summer, and this early activity is evidence of La Niña conditions. A La Niña pattern consists of cool Pacific water temperatures, which recently have been steady near -0.5C below normal. Alex reached land overnight in Mexico, missing the producing region.
However, nearly 1 Bcf/d of production was shut in due to platform evacuations in anticipation of the storm. While no other storms are approaching in the near term, future disruptions are expected based on forecasts for a very active hurricane season.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts 14-23 named storms between now and November.
Source: CNE, NOAA
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