The Miami Herald-Tribune noted this week that “Following last year’s hurricane season, which broke Florida’s nearly 11-year streak without a hurricane making landfall here, a number of new warnings are being unveiled by the National Hurricane Center to better notify those in a storm’s path, the organization’s acting director said…
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Dr. Jeff Masters of Weather Underground noted earlier this week that “the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, which officially begins on May 15, could get off to a record early start this year. The earliest a tropical depression has been recorded in the Eastern Pacific since reliable satellite records began in…
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As we approach the next Atlantic tropical season, it’s interesting to read about hurricane research and what it might tell us about how hurricanes behave. It helps explain why Hurricane Matthew stayed just off the coast and did not intensify as much as was feared along Florida’s East Coast. A…
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This week is NOAA’s Hurricane Preparedness Week. Do you know what to do if a hurricane or tropical storm is forecast for your area? What can you do to plan ahead? The NWS offices in the Southeast are putting out tips all week in preparation for the official start of…
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As we edge towards June 1, the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA has provided some information on what innovations they are planning for this year. You can read about them at http://www.noaa.gov/news/what-s-new-in-hurricane-forecasting. The Carolinas Climate list newsletter also noted these upcoming webinars to explain some of their new products:…
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As I write this, heavy rains associated with an upper level low moving up the East Coast are battering parts of eastern North Carolina. Many of these same communities were devastated by Hurricane Matthew in its trek along the Atlantic Coast last fall. That is why it was so sad…
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Even though the Atlantic tropical season does not begin until June 1, this year we have the early formation of Tropical Storm Arlene way out in the central Atlantic Ocean. It is far from land and not expected to affect anything except shipping routes. You can read more about…
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