The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1 for the central Pacific, and will officially end on November 30, 2009.
It ends November 30, as it does everywhere else in the Atlantic Basin.
Hurricanes can occur in the Gulf of Mexico anytime between June 1 and November 30th. This is when hurricane season occurs.
Hurricane Wilma hit both Naples and the Gulf of Mexico.
I believe Hurricane Rita in late Sept. 2005 was the last Cat 5 to threaten the Gulf Of Mexico. Wilma came close, a month later, but only skirted the gulf before heading towards south Florida.
The season from June 1 to November 30 is the Atlantic hurricane season. This is the period when hurricanes are most likely to form and impact coastal areas in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.
Every year at least one hurricane reaches the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricanes that affect Texas come from the Atlantic Ocean into the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Katrina devastated the region nearest the Gulf of Mexico.
Probably not
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There has not been a hurricane named Sydney in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane names are chosen from a predetermined list and typically alternate between male and female names. If a hurricane were to be named Sydney, it would likely be in a future hurricane season.
Yes. Hurricanes frequently occur in the Gulf of Mexico.