Hurricane Matthew now Category 3 storm

As we wrote the other day, hurricane intensity is a tough thing to forecast. Even with localized wind shear around Matthew and only warm – but not extreemely warm – water under it, the storm…

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Tropical Storm Matthew: Who needs to care and why

The National Hurricane Center again skipped the Depression stage and turned Invest 97L directly into Tropical Storm Matthew. Just like last time, this isn’t terribly uncommon. Or terribly common. It just is. So, now that…

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Invest 99L not invested in organization (With Forecast Data!)

Invest 99L is still an “Invest” today, Thursday, August 25th, 2016. That marks Day Seven of models continuing to say that today is the day that it gets organized. So far, though, the Invest hasn’t…

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Invest 99-L draws interest, concern

Meteorologist are combing through the newest forecast data every six hours, while the latest cluster of storms plowing across the Atlantic Ocean continues to try to organize. Right now, the National Hurricane Center gives Invest…

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