Recurring landfall points

[Chinook]

Sometimes, there is a weird thing that happens with Atlantic named storms within a season. Let's take for example, subtropical storm Alberto (2018) which made landfall near Laguna Beach FL on May 28. Winds were 45mph. According to what I remember, the core structure of the tropical storm looked better over land in Alabama than it did at landfall.

Now, 3 months later, we have had a more significant TS Gordon make landfall on (I believe) Dauphin Island, AL. This is only 132 miles from Laguna Beach FL. 

2017 - Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall near Beaumont TX (Sabine Pass LA).

2017 - Hurricane Harvey made a 2nd landfall as a tropical storm near Beaumont TX, and most expensive weather disaster in US history.

2016 - Tropical Storm Colin made landfall on the Florida Big Bend, and tracked to near Jacksonville, and northeast, near Georgia and South Carolina.

2016- Hurricane Hermine made landfall on the Florida Big Bend, and tracked northeastward, north of Jacksonville, into Georgia and South Carolina.

2016- Tropical Storm Julia developed in Florida and tracked to Jacksonville

2016 - Hurricane Matthew followed the Florida coast and was just east of Jacksonville, and made a tropical storm strength landfall on South Carolina.

2015 - no direct correlations

2014 - no direct correlations

2013 - no direct correlations

2012- Tropical Storm Alberto formed offshore from the Carolinas (near to shore) and tracked toward Jacksonville before turning around.

2012 - Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near Jacksonville Beach, Florida, with winds of 65 mph

2011 - Tropical Storm Arlene developed in the Bay of Campeche and made landfall on the west side of the Bay of Campeche

2011 - Hurricane Nate developed in the Bay of Campeche and made landfall on the west side of the Bay of Campeche

2011 - Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall on Belize

2011 - Hurricane Rina came close to Belize

2010 - Hurricane Alex  made landfall near Soto la Marina, Mexico (Northern Mexico)

2010 - Tropical Storm Hermine made landfall near Matamoros, Mexico. (Northern Mexico)

2009 - Tropical Storm center of Claudette made landfall on Santa Rosa Island, Florida Panhandle

2009 Hurricane Ida track analysis says that it was close to the Mississippi River delta and Mobile AL. Final points of the track have it in the Florida Panhandle.  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Atlantic_hurricane_season#/media/File:Ida_2009_track.png)

 

[raindancewx]

I think it is driven by the MJO to some extent, seasonally adjusted. But also, the storms are a mechanism to bring balance to the chaos, so the most out of whack areas can get hit several times. You also have less power jet streams and fronts to move things along in hurricane season, especially in the tropics and subtropics.