The World Meteorological Organization decided to retire four names from the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Three of the names probably make perfect sense, but the fourth might seem like a bit of a mystery. Harvey,…
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VIDEO: Dissecting the 2017 Hurricane Season
Dakota and Okay Let’s Science are back with a look at the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It doesn’t need much of an introduction. While not like 2005, the 2017 season was still a very active…
Hurricane Nate still moving – quickly – across Gulf toward Mississippi, Alabama
10:00 AM UPDATE: Nate now a strong Category 1 hurricane. 9:30 AM ORIGINAL: Hurricane Nate continues to cruise – at speeds around 20mph – to the north across the Gulf of Mexico. It seems to…
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Hurricane Nate gaining strength, track leaning east
The 10pm update was release by the National Hurricane Center showed “Tropical Storm Nate” with wind at 70mph. Twenty-five minutes later… It isn’t surprising though based on satellite trends, between 8pm and 10pm the area…
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1AM UPDATE: Overnight Tropical Storm Nate data and details
As of 12:15am Central Time, Tropical Storm Nate is back over the open waters of the Caribbean Sea. Water temperatures in the area are running between 82 and 87 degrees. The warm waters and the…
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Hurricane Maria, now Category 5 storm, hits Dominica head on
The title says it all: Hurricane Maria is now a Category 5 storm. It made its first landfall on the small island of Dominica at 9:15pm local time. At that time, the estimated sustained wind…
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Hurricane Irma no-hype 10am Update: Forecast, modeling and comics included
Hurricane Irma continues to straddle Cuba. Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph with higher gusts, making Irma a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The storm is forecast to restrengthen once…
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2am Irma hype-free update: Discussing forecast shift & downstream changes
Irma is a Category Five hurricane. It has wind speeds of 160mph. The storm is nearly 500 miles from west to east. It is moving to the west at 14mph. That movement though, isn’t as…
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10am no-hype Hurricane Irma update, including pictures and video from Caribbean
Irma is still a major Hurricane. Wind speeds at 185mph put it as a Category 5 storm. It continues to move west-northwest at 15mph. Here is the latest Satellite image of Irma, thanks to the…
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VIDEO: Proof Hurricane Hunters are awesome
The Hurricane Hunters strapped a Go Pro style camera to the window inside the WP-3D Orion for a trek inside Irma. Take a look at the video… Ride along with WP-3D Orion #NOAA42 for the…
