Invest 94L was designated yesterday over the southwestern Atlantic, which was a broad and ill-defined tropical wave at the time. Since then, it has traversed westwards into the Bahamas and has gained a lot more convection. In fact, it may be on the verge of becoming a tropical depression, andRead More →
Yesterday, Invest 92L emerged over the Gulf of Mexico as a broad area of low pressure. It has consolidated more today, and the National Hurricane Center is giving it a near 100% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone. In addition, due to its proximity to land, they have also initiatedRead More →
Ever since Andrea’s brief existence during the latter half of May and 91L’s tease at formation at the start of June, the Atlantic has been rather quiet. While this is typical, as June is normally a very quiet month, there has been a marked lack in any disturbances within theRead More →
The 2018-19 Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone season is just about over now, as Tropical Cyclone Ann has dissipated around the Cape York Peninsula. The season as a whole was both very active and very destructive. In total, 27 tropical storms formed, 17 of which became cyclones, and 10 became majorRead More →
Tropical Storm Trevor has developed east of the Cape York Peninsula of Australia with winds of 40mph and a pressure of 1003mb. It is currently listed as a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and is located approximately 225km northeast of the tip Cape Melville. Trevor developed fromRead More →
Cyclone Idai, still located in the Mozambique Channel, is now an Intense Tropical Cyclone with maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 120mph (195kph). With 6 other ITCs forming so far this season, the 2018-19 Southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season has now produced more ITCs than any other season previously, surpassing theRead More →
Hurricane Michael was an extremely violent hurricane that struck the Panama City, Florida, area on October 10, 2018, as a category 4 hurricane. The storm is currently blamed for about 60 fatalities and more than $10 billion in damages, mainly in Florida, but also extending up into Georgia, the Carolinas,Read More →
With the formations of Beryl and Chris during the past week, along with Alberto back in late May, it seems as if the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season is off to a quick start. So far, we’ve had 3 named storms, 2 hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy value near 14.Read More →
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