8/4/24 – US Weather Forecast: Major impacts from Hurricane Debby, Southern Plains heat, and Northeast rain

We’ve got a lot to talk about this evening, so let’s get started! First, Debby is now a hurricane and is forecasted to make landfall late tonight in Florida. To the west of Debby, hot…

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Tropical weather outlook for 8/2/24: activity in both basins

Happy Friday. I hope you had a great week. There is quite a lot of activity currently brewing in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In the Atlantic, invest 97L is currently situated over the eastern…

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Review: Hurricane Ian & what made it so difficult to forecast

Thank you for taking the time to read my second research paper of the summer! Today we’re going to be focusing on the third costliest hurricane in United States history: Hurricane Ian. Even though this…

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7/3/24 – Tropical Update: Hurricane Beryl updates, and a brief look at a disturbance following in Beryl’s steps.

With the progress that Hurricane Beryl has made, I’m sure everyone is curious as to what will happen and where it will go next. Beryl is currently a lower end Category 4 storm with a…

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7/2/24 – Tropical Outlook: The latest on Category 4 Hurricane Beryl

Good evening, everyone! Here is the latest update on Hurricane Beryl and as of the 10 pm CDT update. Beryl is a category 4 hurricane with winds at 150 mph and a pressure of 947…

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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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Video: Getting the first visuals of damage from Michael

Here is a 4 minute look at during the storm & after the storm…. Another longer video during the hurricane… The Category 4 Hurricane is gone, but what is left is heartbreaking… Water tower that…

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Why is Florence forecast now shifting south, what does this mean?

The big news this morning is the continued shift to the south on the official forecast track from the National Hurricane Center. I know a lot of people are upset or confused about what is…

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Tropical Storm Nate Update: New Watches posted

Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center: A Storm Surge Watch has been issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, eastward to the Alabama/Florida border, including the northern and western shores of Lake Pontchartrain. A…

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Harvey forecast to become Major Hurricane before Texas landfall

Tropical Storm Harvey is now forecast to become a Major Hurricane as it drifts NW toward Texas. It is expected to make landfall on Friday night late or early Saturday morning – somewhere between just…

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