The 2016 hurricane season will be upon us in the next couple of months and we have been analyzing the climate models to get an indication of what to expect during this hurricane season. The average number of storms during a period of the last 30 years is shown below: […]
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This morning the National Hurricane Center Upgraded Alex to a Category 1 Hurricane with max winds of 75 mph and gusts to 90 mph. Alex started out as scattered storms off the eastern coast of Florida a couple weeks ago and is now in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. The storm […]
Hurricane Joaquin now has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph making it a major hurricane, but is likely near it’s peak in strength as it will decrease in wind speeds as the weekend goes on. The path of this system has been changing a lot over the past few days […]
Hurricane Joaquin formed this morning and now packs sustained winds of 75 mph. Joaquin is expected to strengthen over the next couple of days while taking a westerly course before turning north and west later into the week. The NHC currently has this storm track just off the coast of […]
Tropical Storm Joaquin formed over night in the Atlantic Ocean from what was Tropical Depression Eleven. This storm currently has winds of 35 mph with gusts to 45. The system is still not very organized, but it looks to be getting it’s act together over the coming week. The system […]
Tropical Storm Joaquin will likely become a hurricane on Wednesday as the storm continues to intensify quickly. The winds in the storm are currently near 60 mph. This storm rapidly intensified on Tuesday as thunderstorm activity has beefed up in the storm especially on the southeast corner where rainfall is […]
There is currently a tropical depression in the Atlantic located southwest of Bermuda. The current winds are only around 30-40 MPH, but this storm could become a Tropical Storm over the coming days and likely reach max winds of near 40 mph. The storm is currently going to steer off the […]
Tropical Depression Eleven formed today in the Atlantic Ocean a couple hundred miles south west of Bermuda. Over the next coming days the storm is expected to become a Tropical storm, which would be named Joaquin at that time. If the storm reaches that United States coast it would likely be […]
Tropical Storm Erika has been struggling to gain strength over the past couple of days, but is still expected to become a Hurricane by Monday and if it’s track doesn’t change between now and then it is headed for the eastern Florida coast. Though the track is still 5 days […]
Tropical Storm Fred has just moved off the African coast and is expected to strengthen over the next 5 days. At this time it is to far away to know if this will be a threat to the United States, but the current models are looking like that is a […]