Tropical weather
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It’s been an exciting day for the tropics. At 2 pm today Tropical Depression 9 became Tropical Storm Imelda as expected when the wind speed increased to tropical storm force. It is still headed north parallel to the Florida coast and is expected to continue to move in that direction for the next day. At…
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Over the course of the day today, the messy tropical blob of convection that is expected to become Tropical Storm and perhaps Hurricane Imelda went from being Investigation 94 to a Potential Tropical Cyclone to Tropical Depression 9 earlier today. That indicates the hurricane hunters found an area with a closed low pressure that indicated…
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At 5 pm EDT today, Investigation 94 officially became Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, indicating that we are getting close enough to a named storm for the National Hurricane Center to start issuing advisories, a forecast cone, and the expected wind field for the storm. It is organizing north of Hispanola and Cuba now and should…
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While I don’t chase tornadoes or hurricanes myself, I am still fascinated by people who do, especially those who do it responsibly. This article from hurricane chaser Josh Morgerman describes things you should and should not do if you are in the center of a hurricane, whether you went there deliberately or were living in…
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The latest computer models that are trying to predict the development and track of likely Tropical Storm Imelda are showing a track that may bring Imelda and its rains to parts of the East Coast this weekend and early next week. Since the center of development has not consolidated yet, the forecasts are still very…
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The latest Atlantic tropical outlook shows recently strengthened Hurricane Gabrielle along with two areas of potential development in the central Atlantic Ocean. Gabrielle went from a nothing-burger of a storm a few days ago to a Category 1 Hurricane today and is expected to remain at hurricane strength through Wednesday, although it will be moving…
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Here is an interesting video from UGA Extension which describes how pecan farmers have dealt with recent damage due to hurricanes like Michael, Idalia, and Helene. The video also explains how farmers had to clean up after the storms and the best approaches to replanting and managing trees that are more resilient to high winds.