Hurricane Matthew now Category 3 storm

As we wrote the other day, hurricane intensity is a tough thing to forecast. Even with localized wind shear around Matthew and only warm – but not extreemely warm – water under it, the storm…

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Tropical Storm Matthew: Who needs to care and why

The National Hurricane Center again skipped the Depression stage and turned Invest 97L directly into Tropical Storm Matthew. Just like last time, this isn’t terribly uncommon. Or terribly common. It just is. So, now that…

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