Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1st, we’re now entering the “season within the season” - a roughly eight-week period that is often the most active and dangerous time for tropical cyclone activity.
![Major Hurricane Joaquin as seen by GOES East on October 1, 2015. (Image credit: NOAA) Major Hurricane Joaquin as seen by GOES East on October 1, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Major%20Hurricane%20Joaquin%20as%20seen%20by%20GOES%20East%20at%201900Z%20on%20October%201%2C%202015-81916-NOAA-1120x630-Landscape.jpg?itok=QNfo4MPP)
Major Hurricane Joaquin as seen by GOES East on October 1, 2015. (Image credit: NOAA)