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A tropical disturbance, 91L, has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. This may strengthen to a tropical depression, or tropical storm in the next 24 hours. According to the National Hurricane Center, the disturbance 91L has an 80% chance of cyclone formation. The disturbance 91L is expected to make landfall along the Texas gulf coast […]
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Atlantic Tropical Update
Tropical activity in the Atlantic Ocean has really heated up since our last update regarding Subtropical Storm Fay. Fay has strengthened over the past few days and has become Hurricane Fay; the fifth hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Fay is a category 1 hurricane is currently located nearly 300 miles northeast of Bermuda […]
NOAA sends Coyote aircrafts inside Hurricane Edouard
The NOAA Hurricane Hunters released unmanned Coyote aircrafts inside Hurricane Edouard Monday. The aircrafts were sent in to fly near the ocean surface to collect data. The following is an excerpt from an article released by NOAA Monday morning: “NOAA hurricane hunters entered a new chapter in the use of unmanned aircraft systems today when scientists […]
Navarre, Florida Waterspout Well Documented
A waterspout occurred earlier today off the coast of Navarre, Florida. The Navarre, Florida waterspout was very well documented as Twitter was full of pictures of the large waterspout. Waterspouts are much like tornadoes, only they form over water, often times without the presence of a mesocyclone. Waterspouts are often much weaker than tornadoes. Check […]
Tropical Weather Terminology
Living in Kentucky, it’s easy to get much of the tropical weather terminology mixed up since we’re never directly affected. But as storms have been hitting the coasts of both Mexico and the United States within the last few weeks, it is helpful to understand the genesis of tropical weather. According to the National Hurricane […]
Tropical Depression Four Forms In The Atlantic
A Tropical Depression has formed over the Atlantic ocean and is expected to intensify over the upcoming days. The track of this particular storm is unknown, however, it could threaten the US mainland. The Capital Weather Gang has recently published an article on this phenomena. The following is an excerpt from the piece: Tropical Depression […]
What’s Going On In The Tropics?
It’s been awhile since our last look at the tropics and not much has changed. The Atlantic remains relatively quiet for now, and in the latest update from the National Hurricane Center there are no hurricanes, tropical storms or depressions. There are two areas in the Atlantic Ocean the NHC will be monitoring for further […]
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 […]
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 […]