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Slightly above average but destructive 2018 Atlantic hurricane season ends
As usual, November 30 marks the official end of the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons. Activity this season spanned approximately five…
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Michael becomes a major hurricane as it heads for the Florida Panhandle, Leslie likely to become a hurricane again, Nadine forms in the eastern Atlantic
The Atlantic tropics are extremely active for October, with the basin having three named storms simultaneously active in the month for the…
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Leslie a Category 1 hurricane, development possible in NW Caribbean or Gulf by early next week, Sergio and Walaka in the Pacific
Although the northern hemisphere tropics begin to slowly wind down in the month of October, there is still plenty of activity to…
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Leslie now a tropical storm over the central Atlantic, Rosa headed for Baja California, Sergio and Walaka form
There are several systems to watch in the tropics today in both the Atlantic and the Pacific. In the Atlantic, Subtropical Storm…
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Four systems to watch in the Atlantic for potential development
Although the Atlantic currently has no tropical cyclones active, there are four systems being monitored for potential development. The first, Invest 97L,…
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Florence slightly weaker but still a major threat to Carolinas, Helene and Isaac weakening, SS Joyce forms over the subtropical Atlantic, 95L likely to develop
The Atlantic is extremely active today, with six – SIX! – systems currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center. The most…
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Tuesday evening Florence update: Maintaining Category 4 strength
Hurricane Florence has changed little in intensity today. Recent data from an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that Florence has not…
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Florence likely to strike Carolinas as a dangerous major hurricane, Helene and Isaac also expected to become hurricanes over tropical Atlantic
Hurricane Florence is becoming a major concern for the southeastern United States coast. Florence regained hurricane strength Sunday morning, and is expected…
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Very busy Atlantic tropics: Florence an increasing concern for U.S. East Coast, TD 8 forms southeast of Cabo Verde, TD 9 forms over the central tropical Atlantic
With only three days until the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Atlantic basin is extremely busy today, with four…
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Florence significantly weaker but expected to restrengthen, 92L and 93L likely to become Helene and Isaac
Due to strong wind shear, Hurricane Florence has become much less organized today, weakening into a Category 1 hurricane. Florence is likely…
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Florence vaults to Category 4 status, Gordon weakening inland, 92L expected to develop
Somewhat unexpectedly, Hurricane Florence rapidly intensified into the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season Wednesday morning, and has since…
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TS Gordon nearing landfall over the Northern Gulf Coast, Florence now a hurricane over the open Atlantic, 92L expected to develop
The Atlantic tropics are very busy today, with Florence becoming the third hurricane of the season, Tropical Storm Gordon nearing landfall near…