- Hermine expected to intensify before landfall Thursday Night - Flooding, wind damage, isolated tornadoes, storm surge all possible near coast - Inland hazards primarily flooding, minor wind damage and tornadoes [ebs_notification type="alert-info" close="false" ]Join us for a live report on the Florida Storms Facebook Page at 3 pm.[/ebs_notification] Tropical Depression Nine became […]
Hurricane conditions possible Thursday immediately along coast Tropical Storm conditions possible further inland High confidence in track, uncertainty in intensity Even though Tropical Depression Nine hasn’t officially become a Tropical Storm yet, a Hurricane Watch was issued for Florida’s Gulf coast from Anclote River to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm Watch is also in effect […]
The intensity forecast for TD9 is “lower than usual” (NHC) Landfall possible by Thursday in North Florida or the Florida Panhandle Heavy rain will spread across portions of South Florida beginning Monday Data from the NOAA Hurricane Hunters Sunday found there to be a well-defined center to the area of low pressure near the Florida […]
Saturday Update: Not much has changed from 24 hours ago with Invest 99. Thunderstorms have been a bit more consistent on the eastern side of the tropical wave, and satellite data suggests wind shear may be diminishing some. However, the interactions of land to the south (Cuba) and in it's path (South Florida) would likely keep development, […]
It’s decision time. Time for Invest 99 - the disturbance north of Puerto Rico (not Gaston) - to tell us which path it will take. How strong it will be. But is it time for Floridians to think about the “what if”? It certainly wasn't time for the National Hurricane Center to start issuing advisories […]
The heart of hurricane season is here, and the tropics are certainly alive. Three systems of interest are moving across the open waters of the Atlantic. Fizzling Tropical Depression Fiona and budding Tropical Storm Gaston are of little concern, but a much weaker undeveloped tropical "something" - presently referred as Invest 99 by the meteorological community […]
- Tropical Storm Fiona is no immediate threat to land - Invest 99 (behind Fiona) likely develops next week - Some data suggests it could impact parts of North America A significant development in the tropics may occur next week. Several reliable forecast models are suggesting that a tropical storm or hurricane could form […]
Tropical Depression Six has strengthened into Tropical Storm Fiona. At 5 pm Wednesday, The National Hurricane Center said the storm was located 1480 miles to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands. Maximum sustained winds were at 40 mph and the storm was moving northwest at 16 mph. Although the official forecast track has shifted a bit further to the […]
