The past few weeks were gut-wrenching for me as a human being and a meteorologist. Three hurricanes have caused one of the greatest cumulative humanitarian crises in modern history. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have literally destroyed parts of the Caribbean and United States. The past month is a stark reminder of why I never cheer or root for storms even as they fascinate me. In all three of these cases, meteorologically, we saw what was coming.