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With El Niño failing to materialize, hurricane forecasters are starting to adjust their forecasts for the number of Atlantic hurricanes in 2017 upward. El Niño acts to prevent the development of the storms by effectively “blowing the top off” of the tropical waves, keeping them from developing the deep vertical…
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The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season was the second longest on record, according to a new study by University of South Florida scientists which was recently published in Geophysical Research Letters. According to a Florida Climate Institute description, “Lead author Jennifer Collins, PhD, associate professor in the School of Geosciences at…
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Since we are now entering the heart of hurricane and flood season, when evacuations may become necessarily, it’s a good idea to think about your evacuation plans. FEMA is a great source of information on how to plan for an evacuation (for example, see https://www.ready.gov/evacuating-yourself-and-your-family), but I thought this article…
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Weather Underground has a story describing some of the June tropical storms that were memorable for the amount of rain that was dropped during the storm. You might recognize some of these names, many of which were retired after their spectacular flooding. June storms are often so wet because they…
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As we watch the development and northward motion of Tropical Storm Cindy, you might be wondering what impacts the Southeast will see from the storm. Currently the storm is forecast to move to the west of us, probably making landfall in eastern Texas. But the Southeast will be in the…
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UPDATE: Tropical Storm Cindy became a named storm today. Please keep an eye on the Gulf as the storm continues to develop and heads north. As I noted earlier, the tropics are becoming more active, and Tropical Storm Bret has formed off the coast of South America. It is not…
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Those of you who are older (myself included) may remember Hurricane Agnes, who blew through central Georgia in June 1972, causing immense flooding and leading to the death of 122 people, including nine in Florida from severe thunderstorms associated with the storm. Agnes was one of the most prolific rain-producing…
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