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Ida weakens to a depression as it moves farther inland, TS Kate no threat, new tropical wave likely to develop

August 30, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana at 11:55 p.m. CDT Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 130 knots (150 mph) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. Ida was the second-most intense hurricane to ever hit the state of Louisiana by minimum pressure, with only Hurricane Katrina of 2005 having a lower pressure (920 mb). Since that time, land interaction and increasing wind shear has caused Ida to weaken rapidly, and Ida is now down to tropical depression…

Invest 90L could develop into a tropical depression before moving inland into Florida

July 24, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

Invest 90L, an area of low pressure that has developed along a decaying frontal boundary, has a medium chance to become the next tropical depression of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. After Hurricane Elsa at the start of this month, the Atlantic basin has been quiet, though this is typical for the month of July, which averages about one named storm a year. As of 18:00 UTC Saturday, Invest 90L was centered near 29.0°N 77.4°W. Maximum sustained winds were 30…

Invest 90L northeast of Bermuda likely to become subtropical storm by Saturday morning, Invest 91L in Gulf running out of time to develop

May 21, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

There continues to be two “Invests” – short for Area of Investigation – being monitored by the National Hurricane Center for potential tropical or subtropical development. Invest 90L is located northeast of Bermuda, and Invest 91L is located over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Both of the systems have developed well-defined circulation centers, but lack sufficient organized deep convection as of this time. It appears likely that the Atlantic will have at least one subtropical or tropical cyclone develop prior…

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