Tropical weather
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Today Ida was upgraded to a hurricane. With exceptionally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, there is a high potential that the storm may reach a category 4 major hurricane before it makes landfall in Louisiana west of New Orleans. That will put NOLA in the right front quadrant of the storm as it…
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If you are in a coastal county and are likely to be threatened by extreme weather related to coastal storms, you might find these information sheets to be useful. They contain phone numbers, links, and other information for use in emergency situations, particularly tropical storms and hurricanes. You can find the map of available counties…
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Today Tropical Storm Ida developed south of Cuba as expected. It is currently predicted to move NW into the Gulf of Mexico, where the very warm water there will help it spin up to a major or near-major hurricane before it makes landfall along the Louisiana coast on Sunday. Once it gets over land, it…
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I’ve busy with two conferences this week, including the UGA Ext Emergency Prep Small Team Members group (hello, new subscribers!) so have not posted much. Here’s a brief update on the tropics for planning purposes. It won’t surprise you to know that the Atlantic is quite active right now. We are entering the peak time…
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August 26, 2021 | 3:00 pm EDT Florida BRACE announced a webinar this week that you might find of interest. Presented by Jake Carstens, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University. Tropical cyclones frequently impact Florida, and recent hurricanes have included Irma (2017), Michael (2018), and Sally (2020).…
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The latest tropical outlook for TS Henri indicates that it is now likely to hit Long Island, New York, with a chance of hitting the Big City itself. I lived there for two years and have a hard time imagining how wild it would be with hurricane-force winds whipping through the skyscrapers. If you have…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office has produced a Rapid Response post on TS Fred for their blog. It describes how wet it was before Fred came through and how the heavy rain from Fred contributed to massive flooding in western NC that has left 35 people missing. You can read the blog and see…