Second Hurricane Of '22 Season Forms Off Atlantic Coast: Here's Projected Path, Timing For Earl Second Hurricane Of '22 Season Forms Off Atlantic Coast: Here's Projected Path, Timing For Earl
Second Hurricane Of '22 Season Forms Off Atlantic Coast: Here's Projected Path, Timing For Earl Tropical Storm Earl strengthened to a Category 1 storm overnight to become the second hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.  As of early Wednesday morning, Sept. 7, the center of Hurricane Earl, which is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the workweek, was about 550 miles south of Bermuda. (See the first image above.) Earl's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said. It's moving toward the north near 6 mph and that motion is expected to continue Wednesday with a gradual turn to the n…
Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic Basin Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic Basin Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season
Tropical Storm Forms In Atlantic Basin Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season A tropical storm has just formed in the Atlantic Basin and forecasters say it has the potential to become the first hurricane of the 2022 season. The National Hurricane Center said on Thursday, Sept. 1 that a tropical depression had strengthened into what has been named Tropical Storm Danielle. Earlier report: Potential Tropical Storm Brewing In Atlantic Basin Winds associated with Danielle, located in the north-central portion of the Atlantic Ocean, have increased to around 60 miles per hour. (See the image above.) Late Thursday afternoon, Danielle is about 900 miles west of the&…
Potential Tropical Storm Brewing In Atlantic Basin Potential Tropical Storm Brewing In Atlantic Basin
Potential Tropical Storm Brewing In Atlantic Basin Forecasters are tracking areas for potential tropical storms as a quiet Atlantic hurricane season shows signs of kicking into a higher gear, including one that could develop as quickly as this week. The National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday morning, Aug. 30 that it is monitoring a broad and elongated area of low pressure located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, which is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. "Although environmental conditions are only marginally conducive, some gradual development of this system is expected over the next…
First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region
First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region The first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed and its projected track has just been released. Alex is located about 165 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierce, Florida, early Sunday morning, June 5. It's moving northeast at around 20 to 25 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. "Seas will be stirred across the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as Alex zips along to the northeast through Monday, leading to dangerous surf and stronger, more frequent rip currents from the northwest Florida coast t…
Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path
Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path Hurricane Sam has quickly strengthened to major Category 4 status as it churns in the Atlantic basin. As of Sunday morning, Sept. 26, Sam is located east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving toward the west-northwest at around 8 miles per hour. That general motion is expected to continue Sunday, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Monday, Sept. 27, the National Hurricane Center said. That will be followed by a northwestward motion through midweek. Sam now has maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph with higher gusts,  which is Cat 4 on the Saffir-…
Sam Expected To Reach Cat 4 Status With Two Possible Paths; Teresa Becomes 19th Named Storm Sam Expected To Reach Cat 4 Status With Two Possible Paths; Teresa Becomes 19th Named Storm
Sam Expected To Reach Cat 4 Status With Two Possible Paths; Teresa Becomes 19th Named Storm Hurricane Sam is expected to reach major Category 4 status as it churns in the Atlantic basin, where a new subtropical system, Teresa, has just become the 19th named storm of the 2021 hurricane season.  On Saturday morning, Sept. 25, the center of now Category 2 Sam is about 1,100 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands.  It's moving west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour with higher gusts. A slower motion to the west-northwest is expected over the weekend, followed by a turn to the northwest on Monday, Sept. 27, the National Hurr…
Newly Named Tropical Storm Expected To Become Major Hurricane: Here's Projected Track Newly Named Tropical Storm Expected To Become Major Hurricane: Here's Projected Track
Newly Named Tropical Storm Expected To Become Major Hurricane: Here's Projected Track Click here for an updated story: Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path A new tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic basin that's expected to become a major hurricane. Sam became the 18th named storm of the 2021 hurricane season on Thursday morning, Sept. 23, after the National Hurricane Center upgraded it from tropical depression status. "It is noteworthy that this is the second earliest formation of the 18th named storm in the Atlantic basin, moving ahead of the 2005 hurricane season, and only trailing last year,"  the Nati…
Tropical Storm Odette Spins Up The Atlantic, And Here's Why It's Good News Tropical Storm Odette Spins Up The Atlantic, And Here's Why It's Good News
Tropical Storm Odette Spins Up The Atlantic, And Here's Why It's Good News WEEKEND UPDATE: It may not be a "perfect" storm, but a random cluster of showers and thunderstorms that became Tropical Storm Odette will be good news for our area this weekend, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said Friday. "The obvious one is that it is moving northeast and headed out to sea," Cioffi said. "It is also going to allow a cold front to our north to move through Saturday night and bring lower humidity for Sunday and Monday." Going into the weekend, six of the named storms in the Atlantic this year accelerated into hurricanes. Three of those — Grace, Ida and Larry — became powerhouses.…
Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast
Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast The next named storm of the 2021 hurricane season is now developing. It's off the East Coast of the United States and could become a tropical depression or tropical storm on Friday night, Sept. 17, or Saturday, Sept. 18, forecasters say. It has moved about 250 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia on mid-afternoon Friday. (See first image above.) The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are Odette and Peter.  "Shower and thunderstorm activity is becoming more organized near this new center," National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon. "If these development trends…
Two Tropical Systems Have Potential To Threaten East Coast: Here's Latest Update Two Tropical Systems Have Potential To Threaten East Coast: Here's Latest Update
Two Tropical Systems Have Potential To Threaten East Coast: Here's Latest Update Forecasters are closely monitoring three disturbances in the Atlantic basin with two having increasing potential to become tropical depressions threatening the East Coast. The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are Odette and Peter.  Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased on Thursday morning, Sept. 16 over the eastern portion of a broad area of low pressure located about 250 miles south-southeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said.  "Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development, and…
New Tropical System Could Be Threat To East Coast New Tropical System Could Be Threat To East Coast
New Tropical System Could Be Threat To East Coast Forecasters are closely monitoring an area in the Atlantic basin just off the southeastern coast of the United States for the possibility of tropical development with the potential to bring heavy rain to parts of the East Coast late this week. It's expected "to form during the next day or two a couple of hundred miles north of the southeastern or central Bahamas, as a tropical wave interacts with an upper-level trough," the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday, Sept. 14. A tropical depression could form later this week while the system moves north-northwestward or northward a…
After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "potential development" in the Atlantic Basin that could become tropical systems in the coming days. The first is a tropical wave and an upper-level trough producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over portions of Central America, southeastern Mexico, and the adjacent waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico.  A tropical depression is likely to form on Sunday, Sept. 12, or Monday, Sept. 13 while the disturbance moves northwestward and then nort…