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Month: September 2019

Category 2 Hurricane Jerry expected to pass north of the Leeward Islands

Category 2 Hurricane Jerry expected to pass north of the Leeward Islands

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Tropical Storm Jerry quickly intensified on Thursday to become a Category 2 hurricane over the western tropical Atlantic. Jerry is the tenth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. As of 11:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, Hurricane Jerry was centered near 18.0°N 57.2°W. Maximum sustained winds were 90 knots (105 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 976 mb. Some slight additional intensification is possible overnight, but Jerry is expected to encounter increasing northwesterly shear tomorrow. Based…

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Hurricane Dorian very close to the coast of South Carolina

Hurricane Dorian very close to the coast of South Carolina

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Hurricane Dorian remains a powerful hurricane and is currently just offshore South Carolina. Dorian could make landfall somewhere in eastern North Carolina on Thursday night, but the model guidance is still split on whether or not a landfall will occur. Dorian is already bringing hurricane conditions and storm surge to the coastal Carolinas. Hurricane Warnings and Storm Surge Warnings remain effect for most of the region, with Tropical Storm Warnings extending into southeastern Virginia and even the coast of Massachusetts….

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Dorian weakens as it stalls near Grand Bahama Island, threat to Southeast U.S. remains

Dorian weakens as it stalls near Grand Bahama Island, threat to Southeast U.S. remains

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Hurricane Dorian has not moved much since yesterday as it has battered the Northwestern Bahamas with hurricane conditions for over 24 hours. Due to an eyewall replacement cycle and possible upwelling of cooler water, Dorian has weakened some since yesterday, but remains a powerful Category 4 hurricane. However, the eyewall replacement cycle has resulted in Dorian’s wind field expanding, which increases the chances that the United States southeast coast may receive hurricane-force winds even if the center of Dorian does…

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Dorian becomes an extremely catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with 180-mph winds

Dorian becomes an extremely catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with 180-mph winds

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Hurricane Dorian rapidly intensified once again overnight, and this morning has become the strongest hurricane on record in the Bahamas region of the Atlantic. Dorian has become a Category 5 hurricane, the fifth in the last four years, making 2016 to 2019 the first time on record that four consecutive Atlantic hurricane seasons had at least one Category 5 hurricane. As of 11:00 a.m. EDT Sunday, Hurricane Dorian was centered near 26.5°N 76.8°W, and was moving westward at about 7…

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