Dorian quickly got better organized this morning, becoming the second hurricane of 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Dorian achieving hurricane status earlier than anticipated can likely be attributed to a center reformation yesterday, which resulted in a track farther to the…
Yesterday evening, a USAF hurricane hunter aircraft found Dorian a bit weaker than initially thought, measuring maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Overnight, intensity has held steady. 8 AM AST advisory info As of the 8 AM AST advisory from the…
Tropical Storm Dorian is stronger than it was this time yesterday. 2 PM AST advisory info As of the 2 PM AST, Dorian had winds of 60 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1002 millibars. Movement was to the…
Dorian has not changed much in the way of organization or strength overnight or this morning. 2 PM AST advisory info As of the 2 PM AST advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), maximum sustained winds were still estimated…
Advisories were initiated by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) this morning on Tropical Depression Five. This afternoon, Tropical Depression Five reached tropical storm intensity, acquiring the name Dorian. As of 5 PM CDT, Dorian had sustained winds of 40 mph,…
Invest 99L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Five. As of 10 AM CDT, Tropical Depression Five was located about 805 miles east-southeast of Barbados, tracking west at 12 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and a minimum…
Invest 98L, a weak area of low pressure and disorganized convective activity just east of the upper Florida Keys, has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone this weekend or early next week. Invest 98L Invest 98L will move…
The Atlantic has quickly gone from being quiet to quite active overnight. This is evidenced by the fact that there are now two active systems to track: newly formed Tropical Storm Chantal and an area of disturbed weather in the…
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook Madison County, MS and adjacent areas Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 6 miles northeast of Madison, MS. No damage was reported. WAPT reported that there were “reports of…
NOAA issued their updated forecast for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. According to a press release issued this morning, forecasters have “increased the chances of above-normal activity” to 45 percent, up from 30 percent in the May outlook. The likelihood…