Tropical weather
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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…
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The official NOAA forecast for the 2022 Atlantic tropical season was released today. The forecast shows that another active season is expected, with 14-21 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-6 major hurricanes likely. Of course, not all of those will affect the Southeast, so it is too early to say what the impacts are likely…
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A small area of non-tropical low pressure in the northern Gulf of Mexico is drifting north over warm water and has a small (10%) chance of becoming a named tropical storm before it makes landfall sometime on Sunday night or Monday. The center of circulation is likely to move northeast once it comes onshore, bringing…
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