Things are really calming down across southern Mississippi as high pressure takes over. That means the area will finally get to dry out after – what seems like – months of rainy days. In fact,…
Category: Tropics
NOAA predicts another active hurricane season
The Climate Prediction Center released their seasonal prediction today, and to noone’s suprise it included an above-average forecast. The official prediction is: Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. The CPC calls for 13 to 20 named storms…
Hurricane Zeta post-season analysis shows Cat 3 at landfall
The National Hurricane Center analysis of Hurricane Zeta during the past few months has led them to the conclusion that Hurricane Zeta was – in fact – a Major Hurricane at landfall. In a complete…
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Study finds deodorant may hold key to quelling hurricane threat
An intriguing new study by hydrochonologists out of the University of Southern North Dakota State looked at the relationship between deodorant use in certain regions of the world, and at certain times of the year…
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No more Greek-letter Hurricanes
While 2020 was responsible for a lot of very bad things, it looks like something that 2020 did was actually “good” in hindsight. The busy 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season forced the World Meteorological Organization to…
NHC to issue Tropical Outlooks two weeks earlier
The National Hurricane Center announced March 2, 2021 that Tropical Weather Outlooks will now begin on May 15th for the Atlantic Hurricane season. From the NHC: Public Information Statement NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL…
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Less than 100 days until Hurricane Season
While it feels like the 2020 Hurricane Marathon…err, I mean… Season just finished. we are about three months away from the start of the 2021 Hurricane Season. The National Hurricane Center tweeted out the reminder…
Attempting to develop new Tropical ‘Threats’ Scale
I’m no Herbert Saffir or Robert Simpson, but I do like thinking outside the box and challenging myself with trying to find order in chaos. Truly, I think that is why I love meteorology so…
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2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season: An exaggerated example of an unnerving trend
As we get toward the end of a long – and I mean LONG – Atlantic Hurricane Season, I wanted to pause for a moment and reflect on the trend we are seeing in the…
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Tropical Storm Eta still pegged to turn, drift toward northern Gulf Coast
I think it is a funny coincidence that the one tropical system with the name that is an acronym for “estimated time of arrival” is the tropical system that is taking the most indirect path…
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