Tropical weather
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The Washington Post has an interesting historical look at past devastating hurricanes that have hit the United States today. In early years, people often did not have enough warning to flee before the hurricane hit. More recently, people in the path of the storm did not believe the forecasters and underestimated the effects of the…
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Earlier tonight Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport TX (northeast of Corpus Christi) with winds of 130 mph and a central pressure of 938 millibars, which makes it the 6th lowest pressure in a hurricane hitting Texas. It’s hard to believe that only 48 hours ago Harvey was just a tropical depression. Early reports from…
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During the day TS Harvey became a hurricane and is expected to continue to strengthen during the next day. It has the potential to hit the Texas coast as a major hurricane with winds of 125 mph or higher. The wind will cause significant problems for coastal residents, but many more residents will be affected…
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It’s headed towards the peak of the hurricane season, and it’s probably no surprise that the Atlantic tropical season is starting to heat up. This week is the anniversary of both Hurricane Andrew in 1992 (the 25th!) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Note that Andrew was in an El Niño year, which is why an…
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Daniel Brouillette of the Florida Climate Center posted a report describing Tropical Storm Emily, which made landfall near Tampa Bay on July 31, 2017. It caused a small storm surge, gusty winds and heavy rains. You can read the details at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/images/docs/TS_Emily_Fla_summary_2017.pdf.
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The latest ENSO forecast shows that neutral conditions are much more likely than either La Niña or El Niño conditions for the next few months. While it’s tough to predict this earlier in the year, usually by August we have a pretty good sense of where the ENSO system will go for the next few…
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As of 11 pm, Tropical Storm Franklin has formed and is headed for the Yucutan peninsula of Mexico. It may become a hurricane before it makes landfall. No impacts are expected for the Southeast. You can read more at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov. I also use https://www.spaghettimodels.com for additional geeky tropical weather information.