Hurricane Michael’s Winds Are Forecast to Reach Category Four Intensity by Landfall
Hurricane Michael is an extremely dangerous storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico this evening. The National Hurricane Center now expects its maximum winds to reach category four intensity by landfall on Wednesday afternoon. The storm will be one of the…
Read MoreHurricane Warnings Ahead of Hurricane Michael Stretch Far Inland From the Coast
It can be deceptive to look at a hurricane forecast map if you live inland. The way watches and warnings are drawn for areas in the path of a landfalling storm can be deceptive. The National Hurricane Center’s official products only show warnings…
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Michael on Track to Hit the Northern Gulf Coast as a Hurricane on Wednesday
Tropical Storm Michael will likely become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it gradually accelerates toward the northern Gulf Coast. The storm will likely make landfall on Wednesday somewhere on the Florida Panhandle. Michael will move…
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Four Scientists in Path of Cat 5 Hurricane Walaka As It Approaches Johnston Atoll
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services said on Monday that four scientists are in the path of a category five hurricane threatening Johnston Atoll, an isolated atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. Walaka is one of the strongest storms we’ve seen in the…
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This Has Been One of the Eastern U.S.’s Muggiest Years on Record
This has been a miserable year in more ways than one. If it seems like the weather was especially stifling in the eastern United States this summer, now you have hard data to back up your months of complaining on Facebook. This has been one of the…
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Severe Thunderstorms Are Possible in the Northern U.S. This Week
Pumpkin spice, cooler air, and angry election ads proclaiming the end of the world—it sure feels like fall, but the weather doesn’t always agree. A potent cold front will sweep across the northern United States and southern Canada through the…
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Trump Isn’t ‘Taking Over’ Your Cell Phone and This Conspiracy Theory Could Kill You One Day
Warning people about dangerous weather is a matter of life or death. Meteorologists need all the help they can get when it’s time to get the word out about severe weather. The federal government is about to test one of those important warning…
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Hurricane Florence Is a Slow-Motion Disaster With Historic Rains, Deadly Storm Surge
Hurricane Florence is making a slow-motion landfall along the North Carolina coast this evening. The storm is moving painfully slow—just 5 MPH as of 11:00 PM Thursday. The storm’s creeping track toward North Carolina and South Carolina will expose…
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Hurricane Florence Set to Bring Intense Flooding and Storm Surge to Carolinas
Don’t let the headlines proclaiming that “Hurricane Florence has weakened” fool you. It’s still an intense storm tonight as it lumbers toward the Carolinas. Florence’s winds have dropped below major hurricane status as the…
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The Case for Preparing for Hurricane Florence Even If You’re Hundreds of Miles Inland
Hurricane warnings are in effect for the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts ahead of Hurricane Florence, a powerful category four storm that’s expected to make landfall on Friday. The hurricane will slow to a crawl near the coast, producing…
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