Invest 94L Threat to US?

We’ve already had Arthur and Bertha. Could invest 94L become Cristoble next? And, could it be any threat to the US? Well, the National Hurricane Center does not think 94L will develop into a tropical depression over the next 48 hours. In fact, they only give 94L a 30% chance of becoming a depression over […]

Goodbye Tropical Storm Iselle, Hello Hurricane Julio

As Iselle approached the Hawaiian Islands late last, hurricane warnings were downgraded and the storm made landfall as Tropical Storm Iselle. The tropical storm made landfall on the eastern coast of the Big Island earlier today at 7:30am CST with max wind speeds rated at 60mph. Check out some of the wind gusts recorded across […]

Hurricane Iselle & Tropical Storm Julio Threaten Hawaii

Although this hurricane season has been rather quiet over the Atlantic thus far, the Pacific season has been a different.  Several storms have developed, however, there have been no major impacts to highly populated areas.  That could change in the near future, as Hurricane Iselle & Tropical Storm Julio threaten Hawaii. The residents of Hawaii […]

Active Tropical Weather Continues

Active tropical weather in the Pacific Ocean has been ongoing for quite some time now; Super Typhoon Halong is displaying some stunning images on satellite.   Spectacular visible satellite image of Super Typhoon Halong's eye. Current winds at 160+ mph with gusts to 195mph. pic.twitter.com/5kaF6Br68j — Adrian Linares (@Adriansweather) August 3, 2014 Super Typhoon Halongis […]

Tropical Update

Most of this weekend’s weather headlines have featured severe weather that has been ongoing across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Elsewhere across the world, there has been some tropical activity in both ocean basins. Earlier today, the National Hurricane Center marked an area of showers in the center of the Atlantic Ocean as an item of […]

Tropical Update

Tropical Depression Two continues to look weak this morning with winds remaining below tropical storm thresholds (<39mph). Check out the latest visible satellite imagery which shows this disturbance sitting about 900 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Most of the convection is to the west of the center of low pressure. Over the next several […]

Hurricane Arthur Damage

With Hurricane Arthur making landfall along the North Carolina coast last night, the damage made visible by the sunrise came as no surprise.  Here’s are what the scenes are looking like: Damage seen at bridge on Hwy 12 in North Carolina after Hurricane Arthur – @NCDOT pic.twitter.com/4XZ8WHSKSj — BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) July 4, 2014 Damage […]

Arthur Reaches Hurricane Strength

As we mentioned yesterday, there was potential that Arthur would intensify to hurricane strength.  This morning, that came true.  Hurricane Arthur becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, with max sustained winds of ~80mph.  Here is what Arthur looks like via visible satellite: This tropical system is currently crawling at ~10mph northeast along the […]

Winter Outlooks – Fibbing Amongst The Finest

First and foremost, I’d like to say that there requires nearly zero skill in producing a “Winter Outlook.”  I have listened to a wide variety of folks, both amateurs and veterans, tell me what they think this winter will bring, and their theories range from comical to broad range, with little substance.  Whether it be […]