MACON, Ga. — September and October are the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. With multiple storms active at a time, its room for development is scarce. Two cyclones are able to merge into one stronger storm in a Phenomenon known as the Fujiwhara effect.
According to the National Weather Service, "When two hurricanes, spinning in the same direction, pass close enough that they begin an intense dance around their common center."
Weaker cyclones that orbit stronger cyclones, could eventually be eaten by the larger cyclones. If they have the same strength, cyclones could merge to become an even stronger storm. They could also continue to rotate around one another, otherwise known as the "dance of death."
Fortunately, this does not happen often, but it did happen back in 2017. Hurricane Hilary and Irwin danced around one another for six days before tragically breaking up in the Pacific Ocean. The moral of the story: Even Hurricanes can get a little lonely.
