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

May 11, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

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

May 9, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

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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Low pressure area in eastern Pacific might become weak pre-season tropical cyclone

May 7, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

A low-pressure system, Invest 90E, has a significant chance to become a pre-season tropical cyclone over the eastern Pacific basin. 90E is no threat to land.

Cyclonic Fury’s March 2021 Atlantic hurricane season forecast: Less active season than last year expected, but quiet season unlikely

March 30, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record in terms of named storms, featuring a record-breaking 30 named storms, 13 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes pending remaining reanalysis. The season exhausted the conventional naming list, requiring usage of the Greek Alphabet for the second time. Since two Greek Alphabet names were retired, Eta and Iota, they could not be replaced in the current system. The names Dorian from 2019 and Laura from 2020 were…

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Could the Atlantic hurricane season start date be moved up to May 15 soon?

February 14, 2021 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

Since 1965, the Atlantic hurricane season has been defined to be between June 1 and November 30. That could change soon if the recent trend of pre-season Atlantic tropical cyclone activity continues. The month of May has had 10 subtropical or tropical cyclone formations since 2007, 9 of which became named storms. None of these storms have reached hurricane strength, and there has not been a May hurricane recorded in the Atlantic basin since Alma in 1970. Since 2012, 7…

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2020, the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, officially ends

December 1, 2020 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

Many events were canceled in 2020. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was not one of them. The long, record-breaking, and unusual 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended November 30. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season broke 2005’s record of 28 with 30 named storms. The season also featured 13 hurricanes (the second-most on record) and 6 major hurricanes (tied for the second-most on record). The season also featured a record-breaking 12 tropical storm or greater landfalls over the United States, and…

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

November 16, 2020 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

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

October 27, 2020 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

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

September 18, 2020 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

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

August 26, 2020 Daulton Bahm Comments 0 Comment

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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