Tropical weather
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UPDATE: TS Colin dissipated today over eastern North Carolina, less than 24 hours after it officially formed. Those of you who live along the East Coast will probably not be surprised to hear that TS Colin formed overnight just off the coast of South Carolina. The tropical low that Colin formed from has crept along…
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A recent study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that the annual number of global hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms — or tropical cyclones, more generally — declined by roughly 13% as the planet warmed during the 20th century. But one ocean basin had an increase in storms–the North Atlantic, which is the source…
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The latest 5-day outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows two areas of interest for the Southeast. The area with the higher probability of becoming a named storm is in the Main Development Area of the Atlantic Ocean, with a 60 percent chance of becoming a named storm. The models today generally showing this will…
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How do you test construction techniques to see if they can stand up to extreme winds? You use something called a wind tunnel that can subject test buildings to winds of 200 mph or more. How do the wind tunnels work? This article from National Geographic describes a new wind tunnel at Florida International called…
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Yesterday I got asked about the difference between tropical, subtropical, and extra-tropical storms, so I thought I would share a little bit of information about the difference between them. The biggest difference has to do with the temperature structure of the storms. Tropical storms are warm-core storms, with warm air centered in the middle of…
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Since it is the start of the Atlantic tropical season, here are some frequently asked questions with answers that you might be curious about from STM Weather. Tomorrow I will post some information about the difference between tropical, sub-tropical, and extra-tropical storms, since I got asked about that today. If you have a question that…
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Wednesday, June 1, is the official start of the Atlantic tropical season. And right on cue, a named storm has the potential to develop in the Gulf of Mexico, the prime area for development early in the season. The twist this time is that the energy that could develop is from Hurricane Agatha, which developed…