Tropical Storm Fiona and two disturbances in Atlantic
From NHC TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Fiona, located…
A storm like the one in Louisiana should only happen once every 500 years
By Max Plenke, Mic From Business Insider Last weekend, nearly two feet of rain fell on parts of southern Louisiana in the span of two days, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 20,000 in need of rescue. A…
Mexico searches for victims of deadly Storm Earl
From BBC Emergency workers in Mexico are searching for survivors after landslides killed dozens in the wake of Tropical Storm Earl. The worst-affected state was Puebla in central Mexico, where at least 28 people were killed after torrential rains set…
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CIMH and Sutron Corporation partner to help Caribbean nations build climate resilience
From The Dominican Bridgetown, Barbados (TDN) National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) from across the Caribbean are now better equipped and trained to monitor climate in the region, thanks to a series of training workshops co-hosted by the Caribbean Institute…
El Faro’s data recorder recovered from sea bottom
BY ERIC RUSSELL From Portland Press Herald Investigators hope the device can provide information about what led to the sinking of the cargo ship last fall, killing its entire crew, including five people with Maine ties. A little more than…
NOAA: ‘The Blob’ had bigger impact on West Coast weather than El Niño
By Brooks Hays From UPI “We found that off California El Niño turned out to be much weaker than expected,” explained researcher Michael Jacox. SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 7 (UPI) — Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say…
Tropical Storm Earl forms in Caribbean (formerly Invest 97L)
NHC Upgraded the System at 11 am Published 2nd August 2016, 11:36am AT 11 am the National Hurricane Center, in Miami Florida, has begun issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Earl. At this time, TS Earl was located near 16.3N 80.2W…
UPDATE: STORM WARNING: Cayman Islands under Tropical Storm Watch – TS Earl forms
The wave is now Tropical Storm Earl TROPICAL STORM WATCH Published 2nd August 2016, 7:40am A strong tropical wave south of Kingston, Jamaica, continues to move quickly westward at about 20 mph. This system is likely to be upgraded to…
Cayman Islands now under Tropical Storm Watch. Six die in Dominican Republic due to flooding
From Soualiga Newsday 01 Aug 2016 SINT MAARTEN/CAYMAN ISLANDS – The Cayman Islands National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch as of 6.00pm on Monday. The tropical wave is becoming more organized as it moves westward. The system…
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Bahamas named first “Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors”
From South Florida Caribbean News OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Bahamas continue to achieve monumental success and set historic records on the international front, this time being named the First “Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors” by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)….
