10/7/20 4PM Update: Hurricane Delta reorganizing, moving toward Gulf Coast

SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT LOCATION…22.1N 89.5W ABOUT 55 MI…90 KM NNE OF PROGRESO MEXICO ABOUT 580 MI…935 KM SSE OF CAMERON LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 17…

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10/7/20 12PM Update: Hurricane Delta track shifts west after pummeling Yucatan peninsula

Hurricane Delta is beginning to emerge back over water and into the Gulf of Mexico today. The once-Category 4 storm is now back down to a Category 2 Hurricane. Given all of the moving pieces,…

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10/6/20 10AM Update: Major Hurricane Delta moves toward Yucatan, then toward northern Gulf Coast

Through most of the day yesterday, Hurricane Delta re-organized and intensified. It, steadily, grew from a Tropical Storm to a Category 2 Hurricane. This morning, it continues to strengthen and will likely make it to…

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Tropical Storm Delta continues organization, moving toward Gulf

Anyone else exhausted from Hurricane Season? I know I am. If this could be my last blog post for a hurricanes during 2020, I’d be ecstatic. This is getting old. But hey, here we are.…

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Tropical Storm Beta continues to slowly spin in the Gulf

Because why not, right? If there is anything the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has taught me, it is that Professor Nicholson was right: “All the rules always apply… except when they don’t.” Having back-to-back systems…

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NHC designates disturbance in Bay of Campeche ‘Invest90L’

On the heels of Hurricane Sally, the National Hurricane Center is watching a different tropical disturbance in the Gulf, simultaneously. This area moved past the northern Gulf Coast last weekend and has been parked in…

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9/14/20 Late AM Hurricane Sally Gulf Coast breakdown

The late morning advisory came down from the National Hurricane Center and the Hurricane Hunters noted a shift in the position as the center tries to re-form. This may eventually mean some dramatic implications for…

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9/13/20 Tropical Storm Sally Late AM update: As much data as I can cram into a blog post

As Tropical Storm Sally presses to the west-northwest across the Gulf of Mexico, it is now slated to be a Category 2 Hurricane at landfall. But that is not set in stone. There is still…

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Two tropical waves of interest, two more Invests, and cold front

It must be late August or early September. The love bugs are out. The humidity isn’t quick as dense. And there are four – count ’em! – areas worth watching in the Tropics. Oh, and…

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NHC Forecast information and maps for Hurricane Laura – 10AM Update

Laura Stats LOCATION…27.0N 92.0W ABOUT 225 MI…365 KM SSE OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA ABOUT 235 MI…375 KM SE OF GALVESTON TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…125 MPH…205 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 16 MPH…26 KM/H…

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