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Hurricane Iota reanalyzed as a Category 4 storm; a system in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific to watch

Hurricane Iota reanalyzed as a Category 4 storm; a system in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific to watch

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Hurricane Iota of November 2020, which operationally was assessed as a Category 5 hurricane and was originally considered to be the latest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record, had its Tropical Cyclone Report (TCR) released on Tuesday. The report downgraded its maximum sustained winds to 135 knots (155 mph) – making it a high-end Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Iota, the final named storm of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, caused significant damage to Nicaragua,…

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Andres becomes a remnant low, Hurricane Zeta upgraded to a Category 3 major hurricane at Louisiana landfall

Andres becomes a remnant low, Hurricane Zeta upgraded to a Category 3 major hurricane at Louisiana landfall

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As expected, Tropical Storm Andres became a remnant low on Tuesday morning, and is not expected to regenerate. In addition, Hurricane Zeta from October 2020 has been upgraded to a Category 3 major hurricane at its landfall in Louisiana, giving the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season its record-tying 7th major hurricane. Andres becomes a remnant low As of 9:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 a.m. EDT) Tuesday, Post-Tropical Cyclone Andres was centered near 15.8°N 111.4°W, and were moving westward at about 6 mph….

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Tropical Storm Andres, earliest named storm in eastern Pacific proper, forms; no threat to land

Tropical Storm Andres, earliest named storm in eastern Pacific proper, forms; no threat to land

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Tropical Storm Andres – the first named storm of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season – was named Sunday morning over the open eastern Pacific. Andres is the earliest named storm in the eastern Pacific east of 140°W, besting a record by about 12 hours previously held by Tropical Storm Adrian just four years ago. Andres is the fourth pre-season tropical cyclone to form in the eastern Pacific in the last five years. The 2021 Pacific hurricane season does not officially…

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Iota becomes the Atlantic’s latest Category 5 hurricane on record

Iota becomes the Atlantic’s latest Category 5 hurricane on record

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Although the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season had become the most active on record, it was noteworthy for not having a storm reach Category 5 intensity. Considering how crazy the 2020 season has been, it had to find a way to produce a Category 5. Hurricane Iota – the 30th named storm, 13th hurricane and 6th major hurricane of the season – was upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, making it…

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Zeta expected to become the latest U.S. hurricane landfall since 1985

Zeta expected to become the latest U.S. hurricane landfall since 1985

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Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to re-intensify into a hurricane on Wednesday and make landfall tomorrow evening over southeastern Louisiana. 2020 has already seen 4 named storms, 2 hurricanes and 1 major hurricane make landfall in Louisiana. Five hurricanes have hit the United States so far in 2020 (Hanna in late July, Isaias in early August, Laura in late August, Sally in mid-September, and Delta in early October) – and Zeta is likely to be the sixth. As of 10:00…

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The Atlantic reaches the Greek Alphabet for the second time in history as Alpha, Beta form; Teddy a major hurricane

The Atlantic reaches the Greek Alphabet for the second time in history as Alpha, Beta form; Teddy a major hurricane

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The crazy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season continues as Friday saw the naming of three new storms: Wilfred, Alpha and Beta. The Atlantic naming list has been exhausted, and future named storms will take names from the Greek Alphabet. Wilfred is over the eastern tropical Atlantic, and is expected to remain weak and pose no threat to land. Alpha, however, developed into a subtropical storm just before moving inland into Portugal – which would make it the first subtropical or tropical…

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Laura rapidly intensifies into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, expected to make landfall tonight

Laura rapidly intensifies into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, expected to make landfall tonight

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Hurricane Laura underwent very rapid intensification on Wednesday, and is now a high-end Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Laura could strengthen slightly more before making landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border around 1:00-2:00 a.m. CDT. Laura is an extremely dangerous hurricane and all preparations should have been completed. Storm surge of 15-20 feet, described by the National Hurricane Center as “unsurvivable” is possible from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana. Laura could be…

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Laura becomes a hurricane over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane

Laura becomes a hurricane over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane

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After a long trek over the Greater Antilles, Tropical Storm Laura intensified into the fourth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday morning over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Laura is likely to continue intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico as it moves northwestward, and is likely to become the first major hurricane of the season prior to making landfall somewhere near the Texas-Louisiana border. The exact landfall location remains uncertain, but there is more clarity today. As…

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Marco weakens as it heads towards Louisiana, Laura likely to become a powerful hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico

Marco weakens as it heads towards Louisiana, Laura likely to become a powerful hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico

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It is late August, and the already-active Atlantic hurricane season is quickly ramping up. Tropical Storm Marco became a hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico for a brief time earlier today, but has since weakened to a tropical storm as it enters an environment of strong wind shear. Marco is expected to make landfall in eastern Louisiana on Monday evening, though it is unclear how much additional weakening will occur. Tropical Storm Laura has managed to maintain intact after…

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