What made Hurricane Sandy different from other tropical systems?

Hurricane Sandy, often referred to as ‘Superstorm Sandy’, defied the hurricane norms with its unusual path, vast size, and devastating effects on the northeast U.S. Why was this storm, which transitioned from a Category 1…

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Review: What is the “cone of uncertainty” and how can we explain it better?

Happy Friday, everyone! Now that hurricane season has begun, it is important to properly understand how the “cone of uncertainty” works by the National Hurricane Center. I was reading through this article that I thought…

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U.S Forecast for 6/20/24: More heat for the Northeast, rain from Alberto, Flooding, and severe weather in the north

Hello there; I hope that you had a great week and day off yesterday. We have quite a lot of severe weather going on throughout the United States. Currently, the Northeast is going through a…

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Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA for 6/20/24: Dry weekend, typical high temperatures, warm up next week, and keeping a close eye on the tropics

Hello, everyone; I hope that you had a great week and day off yesterday. Looking at our region for the next several days, most of the area should see average temperatures for this time of…

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Tropical Outlook for 6/20/24: Tropical Storm Alberto weakens but produces more rain on the Texas-Mexico border

Hello, everyone. Believe it or not, we have already seen our first tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin this hurricane season. That storm is Tropical Strom Alberto, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on…

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Welcome to Summer, right on time the forecast calls for ‘Heat’: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 6/20/24

The gradient wind from the last 48 hours should relax a bit today, but we may still catch a couple of gusts up to 20mph. That wind should help to bring drier air into the…

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06/19/24 – Tropical Outlook: Tropical Storm Alberto becomes first named system of the season along with updates on watch areas.

Our first system of the season is official! Tropical Storm Alberto brings plenty of heavy rain to Mexico and southwest Texas overnight and through the day tomorrow as it moves across Mexico. While all the…

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06/19/24 – Southern MS/AL/LA Local Forecast: Little rain chance and guess what? Even more heat.

Happy Wednesday! Its been a hot start to the week, and its gonna stay that way through the remainder of the week and well into the weekend. We have a high-pressure ridge in the northeastern…

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06/19/24 – National Forecast: Extreme heat still prevails in the east, with more severe weather

Just like most of the summer has been and will continue to be, it has been pretty hot in the eastern half of the country thanks to a high-pressure system planted in the northeast. Along…

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