Wednesday could see intense tornadoes and a potential tropical storm
Forecasters will remain busy this week as two concurrent stories unfold at the same time. We’re watching a budding tropical system in the Gulf that’s likely to bring widespread flash flooding to portions of the south over the next…
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Flooding rains expected as tropical disturbance meanders in the Gulf
A tropical disturbance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico will fuel repeated rounds of heavy rain over a large swath of the southern U.S. over the next couple of days. This sizable area of unsettled weather will tap into a vast reserve of atmospheric…
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Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 intensity, setting new records
Hurricane Melissa intensified into a scale-topping Category 5 storm just south of Jamaica early Monday morning. Forecasters expect the storm to remain near peak strength as it begins to curve north and makes landfall on the island nation within the next…
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Devastating flooding, wind damage expected as Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in about 24 hours as the system churns over the extremely warm waters of the northern Caribbean Sea. The storm, which is just south of Jamaica, will slowly move over…
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Tropical Storm Melissa may threaten the Greater Antilles as a hurricane
Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday morning. A weak pattern around the storm will force it to meander toward Haiti and Jamaica over the next few days, where it could pose a major threat for flash flooding and landslides. Melissa…
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Hurricane Gabrielle’s rapid intensification fits right in with this decade’s major hurricanes
Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified into a category four storm Monday as it passed east of Bermuda. The storm is now the twentieth (!) major hurricane to undergo at least one period of rapid intensification since the turn of the decade. …
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Experts warn that Atlantic hurricane season could rev up after a quiet stretch
Experts with Colorado State University are explicitly warning folks not to write off this year’s Atlantic hurricane season yet. Even though the ocean basin has been completely calm through the historic peak of the season, signs point…
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Watch the Atlantic Ocean cool down in Hurricane Erin’s wake
Hurricane Erin is long gone—but its memory lives on in the Atlantic. The storm left noticeably cooler sea surface temperatures in its wake, a testament to the size and power of the hurricane as it moved through the region. The storm rapidly intensified…
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Hurricane Erin remains a large storm and it continues expanding
Tropical storm warnings are in place for many coastal communities across North Carolina and southeastern Virginia as Hurricane Erin brushes past the region. While the core of the storm will remain far offshore, Hurricane Erin is a very large system and…
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Watches issued for N.C. as powerful Hurricane Erin grows in size
Hurricane Erin remained a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday as the system puttered along east of The Bahamas. Tropical storm watches and storm surge watches are in effect for portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as forecasters expect…
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