A waterspout was spotted near Nags Head, NC yesterday August 18, 2016. The waterspout was part of some storms that moved through the area yesterday causing alarm from some tourist staying in the area. Waterspouts are typically weaker than tornadoes, but at times are known to produce some damage if […]
Monthly Archives: August 2016
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We are now watching 3 areas of concern in the Atlantic Ocean. One of these is Tropical Storm Fiona and the other two are tropical waves, which have a chance of developing over the coming days. Below is our analysis of the storms and what you can expect. Tropical Storm […]
We are now in the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and it looks like the next few weeks will be busy as far as the tropics are concerned. We now have 2 systems in the Atlantic that we are monitoring. One is Tropical Storm Fiona and the other is […]
There’s no doubt the SevereWXWarn is on pace for its most successful year in history. So far in 2016 we have seen a record number of downloads of our apps as well as views on our website. In 2016 alone we have seen over 250,000 app downloads and have had […]
The area of concern that we have been watching in the Atlantic Ocean for the past few days was upgraded to a Tropical Depression and will likely be upgraded again later today as the storm continues to look more organized. This storm will likely be the sixth named storm of […]
An area in the Atlantic Ocean has a 90% chance of developing into a tropical system over the next 5 days. The tropical low is in the Mid-Atlantic and will likely develop into a tropical depression over the next 48 hours and could be a tropical storm by the weekend. […]
An area in the Atlantic Ocean just off the African coastline has a 30% chance of developing into a tropical system within the next 5 days. Looking at the models and the wind shear we believe that this will eventually be a named storm, but it’s to early to know […]
America’s first offshore wind farm is now in final stages of construction just off the coast of Rhode Island. This project by Deepwater Wind will consist of 5 wind turbines rising 600 feet out of the Atlantic Ocean. This farm will supply most of the energy to Block Island and […]
The Perseid Meteor Shower is an annual shower that is associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The stream of meteors is created by the comet as is orbits and most of the particles have been part of the debris cloud for thousands of years. The shower this year is expected to […]
Hurricane Earl has now formed in the Caribbean Sea with maximum winds of 75 mph and is expected to make landfall around 1 a.m. Thursday near Belize City. At the time of landfall Earl is expected to be a category 1 hurricane with winds between 75-85 mph. The strongest winds […]