A tropical disturbance has formed over the Bahamas, and has captured the eyes of the National Hurricane Center. As of 10:00 AM EDT, the NHC gives the system a 0% chance of development in 48 hours, and a 20% chance in 5 days. The general thinking of this system’s trackRead More →
Today, the National Hurricane Center NHC released its post-season analysis of Hurricane Michael, determining that the cyclone was a Category 5 hurricane (On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) at the time of its catastrophic landfall on the Florida panhandle near Tyndall Air Force Base and Mexico Beach on October 10,Read More →
Hurricane Wilma was the 22nd storm of the record active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic. But just how intense was it? To answer this question, many factors have to be taken into account and some educated assumptions have toRead 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 →
The last week we saw short-lived, very small hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean in which represented a important risk for some areas that still are recovering from the damages received of the hurricanes Irma and Maria the last year. The second storm of the season in the Atlantic Ocean, namedRead More →
Hurricane Chris was always going to be a short lived tropical cyclone, but it did impress more than most of us expected (except the HWRF and HMON models who were revving up to Gert proportions in their forecasts). However, storm force winds still extend out 180 nautical miles and willRead More →
Clearly the answer is Hurricane Gert. Some speculation this week emerged that Chris looked like a Category 3 hurricane, just as Force Thirteen’s analysis of last year’s Hurricane Gert rated it at a similar intensity. But what are the differences, and how do they compare? Well, firstly, both storms beganRead More →
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