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How well do wind-resistant windows really protect your home during a storm?
Read full article: How well do wind-resistant windows really protect your home during a storm?How well can impact windows safeguard your South Florida home during hurricane season? Learn about their strength, wind resistance and other benefits.
Developing late season storm to deliver nasty week of weather
Read full article: Developing late season storm to deliver nasty week of weatherAn unusual and impactful late season storm developing north of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico โ designated Invest 98L โ will gradually organize over the next several days and slide westward toward Florida, bringing dangerous seas, widespread coastal flooding and beach erosion, gusty squalls, and the potential for heavy rain to a wide stretch of Floridaโs Atlantic coast starting Tuesday into Wednesday.
Exploring benefits of having solar power during hurricane season
Read full article: Exploring benefits of having solar power during hurricane seasonSolar power has made headlines in the weeks following Hurricane Ian after one Florida community thatโs 100 percent solar-powered never lost power throughout the storm.
Hurricane hunters investigating Caribbean disturbance
Read full article: Hurricane hunters investigating Caribbean disturbanceThe disturbance moving through the central Caribbean this morning โ dubbed Invest 95L โ is slowly organizing and will likely become a tropical depression in the next day or two as it heads toward Jamaica, Central America, and the Yucatรกn Peninsula this week.
Roslyn strikes western Mexico, the strongest eastern pacific landfall in 7 years
Read full article: Roslyn strikes western Mexico, the strongest eastern pacific landfall in 7 yearsHurricane Roslyn continued to strengthen yesterday as expected, with Hurricane Hunter aircraft finding winds of 130 mph during their afternoon mission while the storm was located about 150 miles southwest of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
What are the latest dates hurricanes have struck South Florida?
Read full article: What are the latest dates hurricanes have struck South Florida?By late October, Hurricane Season is a little long in the tooth, but as we discussed in Mondayโs newsletter, historically about 10 percent of tropical activity remains.
Fiona enters the Caribbean, hurricane watches hoisted for Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Read full article: Fiona enters the Caribbean, hurricane watches hoisted for Puerto Rico and the Dominican RepublicThe center of Tropical Storm Fiona passed over Guadeloupe โ part of the chain of islands flanking the northeastern Caribbean โ last night, bringing heavy rains and gusty winds, at times reaching nearly 60 mph, while hurricane watches went up this morning for Puerto Rico and portions of the Dominican Republic as the storm tracked westward into the eastern Caribbean.
Earl beginning northward turn about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Read full article: Earl beginning northward turn about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin IslandsDespite continued struggles against wind shear over the past 24 hours, Tropical Storm Earl appears to be gathering steam as it begins its anticipated turn northward some 100 miles north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this morning.
Atlantic heating up, but eyes on the central Atlantic this week
Read full article: Atlantic heating up, but eyes on the central Atlantic this weekItโs looking a lot like late August out across the Atlantic today โ with four areas being highlighted for potential development by the National Hurricane Center โ but the broad low pressure area moving into the central Atlantic will be the main story this week.
30 years later, 2 families remember frightening experience of attempting to ride out Hurricane Andrew
Read full article: 30 years later, 2 families remember frightening experience of attempting to ride out Hurricane AndrewItโs been thirty years since Hurricane Andrew made landfall, shocking South Florida with the devastation left behind.
Storm expert Max Mayfield still remembers the shocking power of Hurricane Andrew 30 years later
Read full article: Storm expert Max Mayfield still remembers the shocking power of Hurricane Andrew 30 years laterWednesday marks thirty years since Hurricane Andrew changed the lives of countless South Floridians.
Gulf disturbance moving inland over south Texas
Read full article: Gulf disturbance moving inland over south TexasThe disturbance over the northern Gulf spawned late last week by the leftovers of an old frontal boundary is moving inland over south Texas this morning between Brownsville along the U.S./Mexico border and Corpus Christi.
Tropical depression may form this week in the Atlantic
Read full article: Tropical depression may form this week in the AtlanticA disturbance off the coast of Africa may organize into a tropical depression by middle week, becoming the first tropical system in the Atlantic since July 3 and kicking off what is traditionally the busiest stretch of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Short-lived Colin unravels over eastern North Carolina, no tropical threats through the holiday weekend
Read full article: Short-lived Colin unravels over eastern North Carolina, no tropical threats through the holiday weekendAs quickly as Tropical Storm Colin spun up Friday and Saturday over South Carolina, Colin unraveled by early this morning over eastern North Carolina.
Invest 94L organizing as it races toward the Caribbean, not a concern for now for South Florida
Read full article: Invest 94L organizing as it races toward the Caribbean, not a concern for now for South FloridaWe continue to monitor two areas for potential development in the tropics this morning, but neither is a concern for South Florida at this time.
No organized storms in the tropical Atlantic, Blas and Celia struggling in the eastern pacific
Read full article: No organized storms in the tropical Atlantic, Blas and Celia struggling in the eastern pacificAfter a spate of storminess for the first half of June, the tropical Atlantic looks to be quieting down, at least for the near term. Disruptive wind shear across the preferred June formation areas of the southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean will keep organized activity at bay this week.
Quiet over the Atlantic and an anticipated lull in daily downpours for South Florida
Read full article: Quiet over the Atlantic and an anticipated lull in daily downpours for South FloridaAs mid-June draws near, there is a โhushโ over the Atlantic basin, in part due to the presence of the Saharan Air Layer or SAL.
17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete
Read full article: 17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections completeSeventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.
Wanda becomes the 21st named storm of the year, and remembering the โPerfect Stormโ
Read full article: Wanda becomes the 21st named storm of the year, and remembering the โPerfect StormโThe strong low-pressure system in the middle of the Atlantic has broken free of the fronts that were attached to it, so it meets the criteria to become a named system.
Tropics stay uncannily quiet except for weak disturbance off Carolina coast
Read full article: Tropics stay uncannily quiet except for weak disturbance off Carolina coastThe National Hurricane Center is giving the disturbance off the Southeast coast a decent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm for a hot minute over the weekend.
Sam and Victor are weakening as we shift to an October weather pattern in the tropics
Read full article: Sam and Victor are weakening as we shift to an October weather pattern in the tropicsStill-powerful Hurricane Sam finally started to weaken overnight as it slipped past Bermuda about 200 miles to the east.
Category 4 Hurricane Sam is turning to the north well away from the islands
Read full article: Category 4 Hurricane Sam is turning to the north well away from the islandsHurricane Sam is a classic, super-intense hurricane. Thankfully, it will clearly turn north well away from the Caribbean islands and well east of Florida and the Bahamas. Bermuda will have to watch it as the storm approaches that island toward the end of the week.
Possible flood-maker developing in the western Gulf and lots of areas to watch over the Atlantic
Read full article: Possible flood-maker developing in the western Gulf and lots of areas to watch over the AtlanticTropical Disturbance #1 is trying to consolidate in the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico. The
Watching the Gulf for possible development midweek while Bermuda carefully watches Larry
Read full article: Watching the Gulf for possible development midweek while Bermuda carefully watches LarryThe weak disturbance that started in the Caribbean is over Mexicoโs Yucatรกn Peninsula and forecast to drift into the Gulf of Mexico by late today.
Keeping an eye on the Gulf as Hurricane Larry is forecast to intensify in the Atlantic
Read full article: Keeping an eye on the Gulf as Hurricane Larry is forecast to intensify in the AtlanticHurricane Larry is on a path to be a large and very strong hurricane in the tropical Atlantic between the Caribbean islands and Africa.
Southern Louisiana coast bracing for impact as strong Hurricane Ida nears making landfall
Read full article: Southern Louisiana coast bracing for impact as strong Hurricane Ida nears making landfallHurricane Ida is expected to continue strengthening as it moves across warm water in the Gulf of Mexico and toward the Gulf Coast.
Dozens of animals brought to South Florida after being evacuated from Hurricane Idaโs path
Read full article: Dozens of animals brought to South Florida after being evacuated from Hurricane Idaโs pathThe animals came from four shelters in southern Louisiana that are at risk of being damaged due to the storm, so staff members reached out to the folks at the Humane Society of Broward County for help.
Many fleeing New Orleans following voluntary evacuation order due to Hurricane Ida
Read full article: Many fleeing New Orleans following voluntary evacuation order due to Hurricane IdaIts projected path has Hurricane Ida making landfall near New Orleans Sunday night, and for that reason, residents have been busy preparing as best they can.
A catastrophe in the making - extremely dangerous Hurricane Ida is to impact Louisiana late Sunday
Read full article: A catastrophe in the making - extremely dangerous Hurricane Ida is to impact Louisiana late SundayThe ingredients are coming together for Hurricane Ida to strengthen and grow larger before it plows into southern Louisiana tomorrow โ 16 years to the day after Katrina made landfall on the eastern edge of the state.
Itโs crunch day in the Northeast and New England โ Henri to arrive late tonight
Read full article: Itโs crunch day in the Northeast and New England โ Henri to arrive late tonightSaturday and Saturday evening are all that left to get everybody to a safe place before dangerous weather from Henri arrives on Long Island and across southern New England overnight.
Expect periods of heavy rain related to well-developed tropical disturbance
Read full article: Expect periods of heavy rain related to well-developed tropical disturbanceThe Tropical Disturbance we have been following offshore of Central Florida has a well-defined circulation with strong thunderstorms on the south and east side.
Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? Weโd love to hear about it, if youโre open to sharing
Read full article: Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? Weโd love to hear about it, if youโre open to sharingItโs great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.
Part of Floridaโs Gulf coast preparing for Hurricane Elsa to make landfall Wednesday morning
Read full article: Part of Floridaโs Gulf coast preparing for Hurricane Elsa to make landfall Wednesday morningLocal 10 News' Roy Ramos traveled up to Cedar Key, which is near the big bend of the state, located about an hour southwest of Gainesville.
Tropical Storm Elsa strengthens slightly as it moves toward central Cuba
Read full article: Tropical Storm Elsa strengthens slightly as it moves toward central CubaTropical Storm Elsa has the potential of strengthening back into a hurricane Sunday, as it continues to track near or just west of Key West.
Tropical Storm Watch issued for Florida Keys, Elsa continues to weaken
Read full article: Tropical Storm Watch issued for Florida Keys, Elsa continues to weakenA Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the Florida Keys from Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas as Tropical Storm Elsa began slowing down Saturday evening as it passes between Haiti and Jamaica.
Tropical-storm-force winds spread across the Florida Panhandle from Tropical Storm Claudette
Read full article: Tropical-storm-force winds spread across the Florida Panhandle from Tropical Storm ClaudetteClaudette is a comma-shaped system with the worst weather in the tail of the comma well removed from the center.
Bryan Norcross Podcast - Dr. Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University
Read full article: Bryan Norcross Podcast - Dr. Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State UniversityLearn how the hurricane season forecast is made, and the factors in the atmosphere and ocean that make a season busy or calm. Will the activity be above normal again?
Hurricane season begins with Mother Nature playing a different hand
Read full article: Hurricane season begins with Mother Nature playing a different handAs hurricane season officially starts, strong upper-level winds are blowing across the Gulf, Caribbean and tropical Atlantic Ocean. As long as that flow keeps up, any tropical disturbances that think about developing will get blasted and fall apart.
Hurricane season begins with Mother Nature playing a different hand
Read full article: Hurricane season begins with Mother Nature playing a different handAs hurricane season officially starts, strong upper-level winds are blowing across the Gulf, Caribbean and tropical Atlantic Ocean. As long as that flow keeps up, any tropical disturbances that think about developing will get blasted and fall apart.
As hurricane season starts, Miami-Dadeโs sea-level strategy underway
Read full article: As hurricane season starts, Miami-Dadeโs sea-level strategy underwayMiami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava introduced a sea-level rise strategy, an ambitious plan to stay ahead of rising sea levels, and ultimately those severe flooding events.
Generators becoming more of a โnecessityโ for families during hurricane season
Read full article: Generators becoming more of a โnecessityโ for families during hurricane seasonWhen the power goes down, it powers up. And generators are becoming increasingly popular as people prepare for hurricane season.
Lumber scarcity will make it pricy to board up your home this hurricane season
Read full article: Lumber scarcity will make it pricy to board up your home this hurricane seasonDemand for plywood has gone through the roof since the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning it will be expensive and difficult to buy lumber this hurricane season.
South Florida preps for a second hurricane season during COVID era
Read full article: South Florida preps for a second hurricane season during COVID eraBroward, Miami-Dade and Florida Keys emergency managers say they are prepared to help residents in need this hurricane season, even with the complications brought by COVID-19.
FPL will use drones, robots to get your power back faster in a hurricane
Read full article: FPL will use drones, robots to get your power back faster in a hurricaneFlorida Power & Light gave a sneak peek at some of its newest technology to make sure that when the power goes out this hurricane season, it wonโt go out for long.
Bryan Norcross Podcast - Getting ready for hurricane season with NHC Director Ken Graham
Read full article: Bryan Norcross Podcast - Getting ready for hurricane season with NHC Director Ken GrahamTo get ready for Hurricane Season 2021, Bryan and Luke talk with Ken Graham, the Director of the National Hurricane Center about the big challenges and lessons of the 2020 hurricane season and what we learned about how storms behave, the computer forecast models, and much more.
Biden: FEMA doubles hurricane preparedness funding from $500M to $1B
Read full article: Biden: FEMA doubles hurricane preparedness funding from $500M to $1BPresident Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is doubling the funding to prepare for this Atlantic hurricane season and establishing a program to track climate change and its impact.
Vizcaya Museum unveils new flood mitigation system ahead of hurricane season
Read full article: Vizcaya Museum unveils new flood mitigation system ahead of hurricane seasonAfter a powerful hurricane left devastating damage to Miamiโs historic Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the historic estate has unveiled a flood mitigation system they hope will prevent any future water damage.
Hurricane Eta to menace west Florida while Iota is likely to form in the Caribbean
Read full article: Hurricane Eta to menace west Florida while Iota is likely to form in the CaribbeanItโs heading north in the Gulf and edging closer to the west coast of the state. Tropical Storm Warnings cover most of the west coast of Florida with a Hurricane Watch for the Tampa Bay area and points north. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Theta is churning the waters of the far eastern Atlantic heading in the direction of Europe. Hurricane Eta is under an atmospheric environment thatโs only moderately supportive of maintaining a storm of hurricane strength, so itโs not expected to get much stronger. Everyone, especially near the water, along the west coast needs to stay informed about local information and instructions.
Bryan Norcross Podcast - The new 2020 hurricane season outlook with Dr. Louis Uccellini
Read full article: Bryan Norcross Podcast - The new 2020 hurricane season outlook with Dr. Louis UccelliniBryan talks with Dr. Louis Uccellini, the Director of the National Weather Service, about the new forecast for Hurricane Season 2020, operating the National Weather Service in a pandemic, how the American computer forecast model compares to others in the world, and much more. Download the audio podcast below. SUBSCRIBE to The Bryan Norcross Podcast - iTunes | Android
Eyeing the disturbance in the distant Atlantic as Hanna and Gonzalo fade
Read full article: Eyeing the disturbance in the distant Atlantic as Hanna and Gonzalo fadeThe chatter is accelerating about the large tropical disturbance in the eastern Atlantic. Tropical Storm Hanna Sunday, July 26 (WPLG)These are the factors, among others, well be watching as we go through this week into next. The National Hurricane Center is rating this disturbance as likely to organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm this week. Its back to being a tropical disturbance. Near Africa, another disturbance is just moving into the Atlantic behind the one discussed above.
Bryan Norcross Podcast: Impacts of climate change on our weather with Dr. Jeff Masters
Read full article: Bryan Norcross Podcast: Impacts of climate change on our weather with Dr. Jeff MastersBryan Norcross talks with Dr. Jeff Masters, one of the preeminent weather and climate bloggers on the internet, and a founder of the famous weather-information website Weather Underground. They talk about whatโs going on with Hurricane Season 2020, how climate change is affecting our weather, and many other weather topics. SUBSCRIBE to The Bryan Norcross Podcast - iTunes | Android
Fay fades out as dust dominates the tropics
Read full article: Fay fades out as dust dominates the tropicsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are speeding out of the Northeast and into Canada today. The flow around the bottom side of that large low-pressure system put a light west wind across South Florida. In and around the Bahamas, the Straits of Florida south of the Keys, and the near-shore waters off the southwest coast, the water is three to six degrees above normal. Take away the ocean breeze effect, and we really heat up, as weโve seen this summer. Long-range computer forecast models bring in a decent ocean breeze with the disturbance as part of a general shift in the dominant wind direction over South Florida.
How to best prepare for hurricanes: Quiz on doโs, donโts that can save your life, possessions
Read full article: How to best prepare for hurricanes: Quiz on doโs, donโts that can save your life, possessionsTo help prepare for the start of hurricane season, take this quiz on how to best prepare, should a hurricane draw near.
Tropics stay quiet this week
Read full article: Tropics stay quiet this weekTropical disturbances are moving across the Atlantic on schedule, but the atmospheric conditions in the tropics are not conducive from them to develop, as is generally the case in June. As a result, no tropical development is expected this week. There will be plenty of tropical moisture over South Florida, however. The flow on the south side of this system will act like a scoop into the tropics to lift waves of moisture over the peninsula. The result is a weather pattern conducive to tropical downpours and higher humidity.
Cristobal to make landfall late today, fringe effects for southeast Florida
Read full article: Cristobal to make landfall late today, fringe effects for southeast FloridaThe center of Tropical Storm Cristobal will make landfall on the Louisiana coast later today or tonight. The worst weather with the gustiest winds is displaced ahead and well to the east of the storm โ about 100 miles. It is already affecting the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida. Cristobal is shaped like a comma, which is not what a tropical storm is supposed to look like. The tail of the comma is the moisture tail that we have been discussing the last few days.
Cristobal on a beeline for the Gulf Coast, most effects stay away from South Florida
Read full article: Cristobal on a beeline for the Gulf Coast, most effects stay away from South FloridaTropical Storm Cristobal is on the move, on a due north track. The center of the tropical storm should arrive at the Louisiana coast midday tomorrow, but the bad weather will arrive on much of the Gulf Coast long before that. In addition, the Gulf water will rise along the coast from Louisiana eastward starting today. A map of peak forecast storm surge along the Gulf Coast. Cristobal is not a classic tropical storm in shape.
How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out
Read full article: How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find outHurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what youโll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.
Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Gulf
Read full article: Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the GulfThe disturbance over the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico that is related to former Pacific Tropical Storm Amanda has formed into Tropical Storm Cristobal. This storm isnt forecast to move very much, and will likely stay near the Mexican coastline through midweek or longer. For later this week, the forecast is challenging, but the consensus of the computer forecast models brings Cristobal, or possibly another system formed out of the mass of moisture Cristobal is embedded in, toward the northern Gulf Coast. Sometimes a smaller tropical system can break off from the parent gyre, and become a stronger independent entity. The Gyre and Cristobal appear to be merging now, but its unclear if the circulation will survive or another one will form.
Disorganized Tropical Storm Arthur heads toward North Carolina
Read full article: Disorganized Tropical Storm Arthur heads toward North CarolinaPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. โ Tropical Storm Arthur formed more or less on schedule last night off the Florida coast. Tropical Storm Arthur Sunday forecast cone. (WPLG)The National Hurricane Centerโs forecast track takes the storm near or over extreme eastern North Carolina tomorrow. Theyโre likely to get some very gusty winds, tropical downpours, and perhaps some tidal flooding. Remember, Arthur formed from wintertime weather processes.
Arthur becomes first named tropical storm of season
Read full article: Arthur becomes first named tropical storm of seasonPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. โ The low-pressure system that brought torrential rain to South Florida has organized into Tropical Storm Arthur well offshore of Central Florida and north of the Bahamas. A reconnaissance aircraft found that the depression east of Florida strengthened into Tropical Storm Arthur on Saturday night. As of 11 p.m., Tropical Storm Arthur was 190 miles East northeast of Cape Canaveral Florida with winds at 40 mph. The official National Hurricane Center forecast issued a Tropical Storm watch for portions of the North Carolina coast. Otherwise, the tropical storm will pull a bit drier air down the peninsula giving us more sunshine.
Tropical depression forms in the Pacific
Read full article: Tropical depression forms in the PacificSuch is the case in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where Tropical Depression One-E formed Saturday morning. While the Eastern Pacific Ocean Basin usually has an earlier start to the official hurricane season than our Atlantic (thereโs is May 15 vs our June 1), this is still unusual. While the Pacific may be off to an early start, there are no storms currently brewing in the Atlantic. However, the Atlantic hurricane season forecast from Colorado State University does predict an active season ahead. Heading into the heart of the Atlantic hurricane season, warm ocean surface temperatures in the Atlantic and favorable atmospheric conditions could allow for a busy season.