Low pressure area in eastern Pacific might become weak pre-season tropical cyclone
A low-pressure system, Invest 90E, has a significant chance to become a pre-season tropical cyclone over the eastern Pacific basin. 90E is no threat to land.
Iota becomes the Atlantic’s latest Category 5 hurricane on record
Although the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season had become the most active on record, it was noteworthy for not having a storm reach Category 5 intensity. Considering how crazy the 2020 season has been, it had to find a way to produce a Category 5. Hurricane Iota – the 30th named storm, 13th hurricane and 6th major hurricane of the season – was upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, making it…
Zeta expected to become the latest U.S. hurricane landfall since 1985
Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to re-intensify into a hurricane on Wednesday and make landfall tomorrow evening over southeastern Louisiana. 2020 has already seen 4 named storms, 2 hurricanes and 1 major hurricane make landfall in Louisiana. Five hurricanes have hit the United States so far in 2020 (Hanna in late July, Isaias in early August, Laura in late August, Sally in mid-September, and Delta in early October) – and Zeta is likely to be the sixth. As of 10:00…
The Atlantic reaches the Greek Alphabet for the second time in history as Alpha, Beta form; Teddy a major hurricane
The crazy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season continues as Friday saw the naming of three new storms: Wilfred, Alpha and Beta. The Atlantic naming list has been exhausted, and future named storms will take names from the Greek Alphabet. Wilfred is over the eastern tropical Atlantic, and is expected to remain weak and pose no threat to land. Alpha, however, developed into a subtropical storm just before moving inland into Portugal – which would make it the first subtropical or tropical…
Laura rapidly intensifies into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, expected to make landfall tonight
Hurricane Laura underwent very rapid intensification on Wednesday, and is now a high-end Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Laura could strengthen slightly more before making landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border around 1:00-2:00 a.m. CDT. Laura is an extremely dangerous hurricane and all preparations should have been completed. Storm surge of 15-20 feet, described by the National Hurricane Center as “unsurvivable” is possible from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana. Laura could be…
Laura becomes a hurricane over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane
After a long trek over the Greater Antilles, Tropical Storm Laura intensified into the fourth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday morning over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Laura is likely to continue intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico as it moves northwestward, and is likely to become the first major hurricane of the season prior to making landfall somewhere near the Texas-Louisiana border. The exact landfall location remains uncertain, but there is more clarity today. As…
Marco weakens as it heads towards Louisiana, Laura likely to become a powerful hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico
It is late August, and the already-active Atlantic hurricane season is quickly ramping up. Tropical Storm Marco became a hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico for a brief time earlier today, but has since weakened to a tropical storm as it enters an environment of strong wind shear. Marco is expected to make landfall in eastern Louisiana on Monday evening, though it is unclear how much additional weakening will occur. Tropical Storm Laura has managed to maintain intact after…
The Atlantic breaks yet another earliest named storm record: TS Kyle forms, little threat to land, Josephine likely to dissipate soon
The Atlantic has set yet another record for the earliest named storm: this time, the earliest 11th tropical storm: Kyle. Kyle formed Friday afternoon off the United States east coast, and could strengthen a little before losing tropical characteristics on Sunday or Monday. In addition to Kyle, Tropical Storm Josephine remains active as a minimal tropical storm over the western tropical Atlantic. Josephine is likely to dissipate at some point during the next few days as it encounters strong westerly…
Isaias just below hurricane strength, expected to make landfall near the North-South Carolina border early Tuesday morning
Tropical Storm Isaias has changed little in strength for the last two days, but remains just below hurricane strength as it is expected to make landfall tonight near the border of North and South Carolina. Hurricane Warnings are in effect for parts of the Carolina Coast, and it remains a distinct possibility Isaias could regain hurricane strength before moving inland. As of 5:00 p.m. EDT Monday, Tropical Storm Isaias was centered near 32.0°N 79.4°W, and was moving north-northeastward at about…
Gonzalo less organized, TD 8 likely to become TS Hanna over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
For the first time of 2020, two Atlantic tropical cyclones are active at once. Small Tropical Storm Gonzalo over the central tropical Atlantic unexpectedly weakened on Friday, which is not too surprising considering small tropical cyclones often undergo unexpected intensity changes. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Eight formed over the central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night, and is likely to become a tropical storm very soon as it moves westward towards Texas. The current record earliest 8th tropical storm was Tropical…