Tropical weather
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Dr. Jeff Masters of Weather Underground noted earlier this week that “the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, which officially begins on May 15, could get off to a record early start this year. The earliest a tropical depression has been recorded in the Eastern Pacific since reliable satellite records began in 1970 was on May 12,…
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As we approach the next Atlantic tropical season, it’s interesting to read about hurricane research and what it might tell us about how hurricanes behave. It helps explain why Hurricane Matthew stayed just off the coast and did not intensify as much as was feared along Florida’s East Coast. A story from the University of…
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This week is NOAA’s Hurricane Preparedness Week. Do you know what to do if a hurricane or tropical storm is forecast for your area? What can you do to plan ahead? The NWS offices in the Southeast are putting out tips all week in preparation for the official start of the Atlantic Tropical Season on…
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As we edge towards June 1, the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA has provided some information on what innovations they are planning for this year. You can read about them at https://www.noaa.gov/news/what-s-new-in-hurricane-forecasting. The Carolinas Climate list newsletter also noted these upcoming webinars to explain some of their new products: NOAA’s 2017 Hurricane Season Awareness…
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As I write this, heavy rains associated with an upper level low moving up the East Coast are battering parts of eastern North Carolina. Many of these same communities were devastated by Hurricane Matthew in its trek along the Atlantic Coast last fall. That is why it was so sad to read this article in…
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Even though the Atlantic tropical season does not begin until June 1, this year we have the early formation of Tropical Storm Arlene way out in the central Atlantic Ocean. It is far from land and not expected to affect anything except shipping routes. You can read more about it at USA Today here…
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The Atlantic tropical season is off to an early start this year with the development of Subtropical Depression 1 well out in the Atlantic Ocean. A subtropical storm has some characteristics of tropical storms and some that make it look more like a mid-latitude cyclone. The official start of the tropical season is June, but…
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