Hurricane Season Is One Month Away. Here’s How Things Look Right Now
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is only one month away, and signs continue to point to one of the most active seasons on record. Atlantic hot tub: The entire North Atlantic Ocean has been breaking daily warm records for over a year, according to University of Miami tropical scientist Brian McNoldy. In particular, the strip of water […]
Category 6 Sets Its Sights Over the Rainbow
This rainbow appears unusually low in the sky because it has formed early in the afternoon, rather than toward sunset. For a rainbow to form, water droplets must be present in the air in front of an observer and the sun must be shining from behind the observer. Rainbows result from the refraction and reflection […]
100 Days Until Hurricane Season: What The Titans Of Seasonal Forecasting Tell Us
An active hurricane season is likely ahead according to the two titans of the pre-season forecasting: warmer than average water temperatures and the arrival of La Niña. Those two are likely to work in tandem to create a busy season. While it is too early to determine the exact number of tropical storms or hurricanes […]
Hurricane Lee To Track Near Eastern New England, Atlantic Canada And Bermuda With Strong Winds, Rain
At a Glance Hurricane Lee has begun its trek northward and its large size means the storm is increasingly likely to affect eastern New England in addition to Atlantic Canada and Bermuda with strong winds, soaking rain and coastal flooding over the coming days. Swells generated by Lee are already producing rip currents and high surf […]
Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida’s Big Bend; Flooding, Damage Widespread
(9:17 a.m. ET) Over 6 Feet Of Water At Cedar Key Tide Station The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tide station observed water levels in Cedar Key, Florida, at over six feet the predicted high tide and still rising into the “major flooding” category. (9:10 a.m. ET) Florida Power Outages Top 215,000 More than […]
Hurricane Dora Taking Unusually Long Pacific Voyage As ‘Ghost Of Eugene’ Brings Shower Chance To L.A.
While the Atlantic Basin continues its hurricane season slumber, a pair of Pacific systems, Hurricane Dora and the remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene, are interesting in several aspects. An abundance of dry, sinking air is currently keeping the lid on development in the tropical Atlantic Basin, despite record warm ocean water for this time of […]