Invest 97-L has managed to become organized enough to be classified a tropical cyclone, prompting the National Hurricane Center to initiate advisories on Tropical Depression Ten (TD-10). As of 11 AM EDT/AST, maximum sustained winds were 35 mph, the minimum…
The National Hurricane Center will be upgrading Invest 95L to Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine at 5 PM EDT.
Dorian made landfall in Cape Hatteras, NC at 8:35 AM EDT according to an update statement issued by the NHC. Sustained winds were 90 mph at the time, meaning Dorian was category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale at landfall. Pressure…
Data from hurricane hunter aircraft investigating Dorian this morning have found a category 5 hurricane. Sustained winds are now 160 mph. Pressure is down to 927 millibars. Movement is still to the west. Dorian will pass through the Abaco Islands…
A reconnaissance aircraft has found that Dorian is now a category 4 hurricane packing sustained winds of 130 mph. The minimum central pressure has also fallen significantly ,and is now down to 950 millibars. The turn to west-northwest has also…
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…
Back this spring, it appeared that El Niño would stick around through the summer, and possibly into fall. This is no longer the case, however. ENSO-neutral likely The weak El Niño present in the Pacific is now expected to fade…
A state of emergency has been declared in Louisiana ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone Two. I have issued a state of emergency today in preparation for the impact of the low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico. The system will…
The Weather Company (The Weather Channel) has issued their outlook for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. The outlook calls for slightly above-average activity, with 14 named storms total, seven hurricanes, three of which are expected to be major (category 3…