AccuWeather meteorologists continue to advise a high risk of tropical storms next week from the northwestern Caribbean to the south-central and southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Any developing system, regardless of intensity, will likely threaten the United States along the Gulf Coast. “There is a chance that a tropical storm that forms in this area could […]
The likelihood of a new named storm forming in the Caribbean and moving into the Gulf of Mexico next week is increasing. Since Thursday morning, the hurricane center has increased the probability of strengthening within the next seven days to 40%, with no chance of strengthening within the next two days. “Gradual development of this […]
Tropical Storm Francine will continue to move inland and dump several inches of rain in the coming days. (National Hurricane Center) Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday afternoon, bringing winds of 100 mph to Louisiana. Since Wednesday evening, Francine has been moving northeast and has been downgraded to a tropical storm, […]
A tropical system expected to hit Louisiana this week could bring sustained winds to southern Mississippi, a region that has been spared hurricane-force winds in recent years. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, a Gulf of Mexico disturbance with maximum sustained winds of nearly 50 mph, has formed over the warm waters of the southern Gulf of […]
The storm is expected to become Hurricane Francine when it reaches the U.S. coast. Meteorologists observe tropical system that could hit the US Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three tropical disturbances as the peak of hurricane season approaches. Scripps News In a hurry? Here’s the situation in the tropics in less than […]
Headlines from the “CBS Weekend News” from September 8, 2024 CBS Weekend News headlines for Sunday, September 8, 2024 01:49 A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could become the next hurricane of the season, the National Hurricane Center said early Monday. It would be named Francine and would end a brief lull […]
Fewer storms expected for hurricane season AccuWeather’s Jon Porter appeared live on the AccuWeather Network on September 4th to talk about how quiet the tropics have been over the past few weeks. A tropical wave in the western Gulf of Mexico has a higher probability of developing into a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center […]
What’s new this Sunday: PTC No. 6 (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.) The low pressure system in the Bay of Campeche is showing better organization this Sunday. The National Hurricane Center gave it the designation “Potential Tropical Cyclone 6” at 4 p.m. Sunday. It already has tropical storm-force winds of 50 […]
Current tropical systems in the Atlantic basin. NOAA It’s as if nature reads the calendar, too. Much has been made of the recent slumber of the Atlantic hurricane season. The lull in August surprised many scientists, as ocean temperatures were correspondingly warm and an active season was predicted. I suspect Saharan dust, drier air, and […]
Mike Snider, Eduardo Cuevas, John Gallas and Cheryl McCloud | USA TODAY Network Development of a tropical storm possible in the first week of September The first tropical storm in the Atlantic since mid-August could form before the end of the first week of September. The National Hurricane Center was tracking two tropical waves in […]
