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A few things happened overnight with Fred. Frist off, Fred is a Tropical Strom again. And it is headed toward the Florida panhandle. Again. The center of Fred reformed under an explosion of convection well…
Read more of Tropical Storm Fred Pt. 2 – It is back, and it is kidney bean shaped
The Tropical Storm formerly known as Fred couldn’t have taken a more difficult path to the Gulf of Mexico. After waltzing through the Caribbean like Sideshow Bob moves through a field of rakes, it decided…
Read more of 8/14/21: Fred ain’t dead yet – Mississippi/Alabama in the Forecast Cone
It is still out there. It is still getting beat up by Hispaniola. And I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Given the available data, the overall pattern atmospherically, and the timeline laid out by…
The National Hurricane Center maintains the potential for an above-average Hurricane season. The NHC released the mid-season update today. “After a record-setting start, the Atlantic 2021 hurricane season does not show any signs of relenting…
Read more of NHC maintains ‘above-normal’ Hurricane Season prediction for 2021 season
Looking at the latest data regarding the forecast for the tropics during the next few weeks, and things may start to get a bit more active. Not tons active, but more active. And “more” active…
Read more of Tropics remain on “pause” for now, but not forever
Tropical Storm Elsa is, well, a Tropical Storm… again. After a brief existence as a Hurricane, the system has moved into a less-favorable environment and weakened back to a Tropical Storm. The Hurricane Hunters have…
Read more of 7/3/21 130PM Tropical Update: Tropical Storm Elsa
No. Thankfully. Okay, not totally “No” but it doesn’t really work like a lot of us would commonly think. Tropical Cyclones, or tropical storms / hurricanes as we usually call them in the Atlantic, don’t…
Read more of Wx Info: Can two tropical cyclones combine and merge into one Super Hurricane?
I’m going to start with some EPMD, “Never Seen Before” because “I’m back with the flyest material” of a snippet of Satellite imagery showing a subtropical system off the coast of Uruguay in South America.…
Read more of 6/29/21 Tropical Update: Double-barrel Invest action – 95L & 97L – in the Atlantic
During a landfalling tropical system – Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, or Hurricane – it is important to know which quadrant of the storm you are going to be impacted by.
It is a great question. And one you’re smart to ask! As a meteorologist who is all about public education, it makes me feel good to know that you are asking the right question. You…
Read more of The PTC has wind greater than 39mph, why isn’t it a Tropical Storm?
