Tropical weather
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Just a quick update on Tropical Storm Elsa, which briefly reached hurricane status before weakening as it lost its organization. There is still a chance that it could regain hurricane status again if it strengthens over warm water in the eastern Gulf, but most likely it will remain a tropical storm until it makes landfall…
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Tropical Storm Elsa formed early this morning over the Atlantic Ocean. It is the earliest “E” storm on record in the Atlantic Basin. It is also unusual in that it formed from an African easterly wave, way ahead of when that part of the basin usually gets active. In fact, according to Brian McNoldy’s blog…
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UPDATE: This is now TS Elsa. The National Hurricane Center has started to send out alerts for Potential Tropical Cyclone 5, which is out in the Atlantic Ocean and has a 90 percent chance of becoming a named storm in the next five days. The model runs are all over the place, with potential landfalls…
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As predicted, Tropical Storm Danny formed just before making landfall just north of Hilton Head, SC, and is pushing WNW through Georgia overnight, bringing rain and some gusty winds to parts of the region. It is not a strong storm and no major impacts are expected as it moves through Georgia tonight into Tuesday. It…
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Over the last day, an area of disturbed weather has developed in the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda and is moving westward towards the US East Coast. It is still pretty weak but has a 50 percent chance of developing over the next five days. Realistically, if it is going to develop, it has about one…
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Now that we are in the tropical storm season, it’s important to make sure that people in coastal areas are prepared for the potential devastation of a hurricane or other disaster occurring and affecting their business. They could lose records, electricity, internet, or the building itself. And it does not need to be a business…
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Update: As of 4 am, this was named TS Claudette. The National Hurricane Center is still watching Potential Tropical Cyclone Three to see if it organizes enough to become a named storm before or soon after it makes landfall sometime overnight. If you read this in the morning, then you will know what happened! The…
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