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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
Checking in on the strange 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
We’re more than halfway done with this year’s Atlantic hurricane season and…well, it’s been a weird one so far. The ocean basin has produced 11 named storms through Oct. 12. This year’s storms have pretty neatly fallen into…
Read More
Coastal flooding likely as blustery storm meanders off the East Coast
A developing storm is set to cause major problems for coastal communities up and down the eastern seaboard beginning this weekend, threatening high winds and flooding throughout the region. Some meteorologists are calling this the most impactful storm to…
Read More
Drought continues to spread across the United States
It’s not just your imagination—it’s been an unusually dry couple of months across the United States. The latest update of the United States Drought Monitor (USDM) on Oct. 7 showed 73 percent of the country mired in abnormally dry or full-on…
Read More
North Dakota tornado upgraded to EF-5, the first in 12 years
The first confirmed EF-5 tornado in 12 years occurred in North Dakota back in June, according to an official report from the National Weather Service issued on Monday. Estimated winds greater than 210 mph occurred within the mile-wide tornado as it…
Read More
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. …
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
