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Tropical Storm Lee forms, expected to become strong hurricane north of the Lesser Antilles by the weekend
The Atlantic’s thirteenth named storm, Lee, formed this afternoon over the central tropical Atlantic. Lee is in a very favorable environment for…
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Invest 95L likely to become powerful hurricane over the tropical Atlantic
An area of low pressure has formed in association with a tropical wave over the eastern tropical Atlantic, designated Invest 95L by…
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Franklin begins to weaken, Idalia now a Category 2 hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico
The Atlantic currently has simultaneously active hurricanes for the first time of the season. Hurricane Franklin is gradually beginning to weaken over…
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Franklin rapidly intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane; TS Idalia expected to hit northwestern Florida as a major hurricane
The Atlantic basin is very active today, with Hurricane Franklin becoming the first major hurricane of the season early this morning and…
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Franklin becomes the second hurricane of the season, TD 10 forms over the Yucatan Channel
Tropical Storm Franklin intensified into the second hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season Saturday morning, and is expected to intensify further…
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Franklin moving away from Hispaniola, expected to become a hurricane over the western Atlantic
Tropical Storm Franklin has re-emerged off the coast of Hispaniola into the western Atlantic Ocean, and is expected to become a hurricane…
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Disorganized Franklin headed for Hispaniola, Harold weakens to a depression over south Texas
The Atlantic tropics remain active, though none of the current systems are intense at the moment. Tropical Depression Gert became a post-tropical…
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Tropical Storm Franklin headed for Hispaniola, Tropical Depression Nine expected to become a tropical storm tonight and make landfall in south Texas
The Atlantic basin is in the midst of a tropical cyclone outbreak. Tropical Storm Emily formed yesterday morning and quickly dissipated this…
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TS Watches issued for Southern California for the first time on record as Hilary reaches Category 4 status; Atlantic activity coming soon
For the first time ever on Friday morning, the National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Watch for parts of Southern California,…
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TS Hilary likely to become a hurricane and bring significant impacts to Baja California and Southwestern US; Atlantic about to get active
The tropics are getting active, both the eastern Pacific and Atlantic. In the eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Hilary has formed, is expected…
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A quiet first half of August for the Atlantic, but an uptick likely on the way very soon
The first half of August has passed with no tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic basin, which is not terribly unusual. Unlike…
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TS Don strengthening over the central Atlantic; disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic could slowly develop
Tropical Storm Don has persisted over the central Atlantic for the last several days without much change in intensity, but now appears…