However, the body can store only small quantities of glucose. A total of about 20 grams of glucose are dissolved in the extracellular fluid of an adult. To meet the energy needs between meals and while sleeping the body stores glucose as glycogen or fatty acids. Adipose, muscle and liver cells are the primary sites of energy storage. Adipose can use glucose to synthesize fatty acids, and triglycerides.
The hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean starts on June 1st and ends November 30th. This also applies to Texas.
More significant storms can shut in over 10 times this amount. Production still recovers relatively quickly; even a major hurricane won't affect the market in the long term. This year's tropical storm Colin was the first named storm in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) since tropical storm Karen in 2013. A major storm (Category 3 hurricane or higher) hasn't made landfall in the US since Wilma in 2005. Despite a recent lack of major storm landfalls, a named storm will eventually affect the Gulf again.