Tropical weather
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Even though the official Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1, and we have already had one named storm (Ana), June is usually not a time for a lot of hurricane development. Most storms that do occur form over the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, although as we saw in May, we get the…
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There’s not anything going on in the Atlantic today, but we are already on our second named storm of the year in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which often leads the Atlantic season by a few weeks. Some of the long-range computer models are starting to show hints of activity in the Atlantic, although anything that…
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Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + 2021 Hurricane Outlook Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 10 am ET/9 am CT
Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics…
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Subtropical Storm Ana formed overnight over the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Bermuda. Subtropical storms have some tropical characteristics but are not true tropical storms in their structure. Ana is the first storm of 2021, which is expected to be another active year. This is the seventh year in a row that at least one named…
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IFAS/University of Florida is offering a series of webinars this spring on preparing for and recovering from hurricanes and other weather disasters. The next one up is a webinar on preparing for hurricanes for forest landowners. It will be on June 3 at 2 pm ET. Just in time for hurricane season! If you have…
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NOAA released their seasonal outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season today. It shows that they expect another active hurricane season due to neutral conditions and warm sea surface temperatures. The highlights below summarize their outlook but you can read the whole thing at https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-hurricane-season. The Highlights for the 2021 Prediction: Overall: Predicting a 60% chance for…
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The first outlook of the year showing a potential storm in the Atlantic Basin was issued today. It shows a 20% chance of development in the Atlantic northeast of Bermuda in the next 5 days. It says that chance of development of a non-tropical system may occur but will not be a threat to land.…