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Hurricane Elsa, the Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2021, speeding westward through the Caribbean

July 2, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

Based on reports of sustained hurricane-force winds from Barbados, Tropical Storm Elsa was upgraded to a hurricane on Friday morning, the first of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Elsa became the earliest hurricane to form in the Atlantic Main Development Region (MDR) of the satellite era, and is the first July hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Emily in 2005. A hurricane in this region is very concerning for so early in the season, and could be a…

Tropical Storm Elsa, Atlantic’s earliest “E” storm, heading for the Lesser Antilles

July 1, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

The fifth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season and first named storm of July, Tropical Storm Elsa, was named early Thursday morning over the deep tropical Atlantic. Elsa is the Atlantic’s earliest fifth named storm on record, breaking the record of Tropical Storm Edouard set just last year. Elsa is likely to bring tropical storm conditions to the Lesser Antilles on Friday and likely the Greater Antilles this weekend. As of 5:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, Tropical Storm Elsa…

Potential Tropical Cyclone Five likely to become tropical storm east of the Lesser Antilles

June 30, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

A vigorous tropical wave associated with a broad area of low pressure, located over the central tropical Atlantic, has been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Five by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC initiates Potential Tropical Cyclone advisories to disturbances that are not yet a tropical cyclone, but both 1) have a high chance of development within 48 hours and 2) tropical storm watches or warnings are required for an area within 48 hours. Five is likely to become the…

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