Nothing new happening in the tropics
There is nothing new to report in the tropics as of this morning. Tropical Storm Maria is still very slowly moving to the northwest and is struggling with moderate wind shear of 15-20 knots. This is preventing the storm from…
Hurricane Katia’s severe winds batter parts of UK
Strong winds from the tail-end of Hurricane Katia are battering much of the UK, the Met Office has severe weather warnings in place for many areas. Southern and central parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England and Wales have been…
Tropical Storm Maria moves away from the Caribbean and new developments likely in western Caribbean
Tropical Storm Maria has moved away from the northeastern Caribbean thanks to a low-pressure trough now located over the eastern United States. This trough will track eastward and cause Maria to turn to the north today. A much stronger trough…
Tropical Storm (TS) Maria expected to intensify while TS Nate remains stationary for now
On Friday (9) morning satellite imagery indicated that convection is increasing with Tropical Storm Maria and it is expected that Maria will continue to strengthen slowly as it tracks across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday and Saturday night. Once Maria…
Tropical Storm (TS) Maria tracking westward across the central Atlantic, Invest 96L upgraded to TS Nate
Maria was pretty disorganised yesterday morning with little or no banding evident and satellite estimates indicate that this was a 50 mph tropical storm. Maria is racing to the west at a forward speed of 23 mph and this westward…
Storm Deaths Preventable – Use Common Sense
Hurricane Irene was a category one storm when it hit the northeast United States. Yet the storm caused 44 deaths, 43 in the US and 1 in Canada. Emergency personnel categorise many of these deaths as ‘preventable’, reports Emergency Management…
Invest 95L upgraded to Tropical Depression #14 and Invest 96L develops in the Gulf Of Mexico
Invest 95L was upgraded to Tropical Depression #14 Tuesday afternoon. The depression was close to tropical storm strength yesterday and I suspect we will see it upgraded to Tropical Storm Maria very soon. The forecasts that I have seen all…
Invest 95L in the eastern Atlantic heads to the west-northwest
We are still keeping an eye on Invest 95L, in the eastern Atlantic about 600 miles to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Rob Lightbown wrote “Environmental conditions are favourable enough for slow development during the rest of this…
Tropical Disturbance In The Eastern Atlantic Designated Invest 95L Needs To Be Monitored
Rob Lightbown wrote that he is keeping close tabs on a tropical wave, now designated Invest 95L by the National Hurricane Center, that is located in the eastern Atlantic about 500 miles to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands….
Tropical Depression #13 will meander around for a few days bringing excessively heavy rainfall to the northern Gulf Coast; Tropical Storm Katia may threaten the US east coast as a hurricane next week
Rob Lightbown wrote that Tropical Depression 13 was fairly elongated on Friday (2) morning with poorly organised thunderstorm activity. The depression was experiencing some shear on its west side, however, environmental conditions will become more favourable this weekend and he…
