Hurricane Erin Remains a Potent Storm
Hurricane Erin is pulling away from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but remains a powerful storm. A tropical wave that moved off the west coast of Africa last weekend developed into Tropical Storm Erin as it crosses the Cabo Verde Islands on Monday. For much of last week Erin quickly crossed the tropical … Continue reading Hurricane Erin Remains a Potent Storm
Continue reading >Looking at the Week Ahead (August 9-15, 2025)
August typically brings a range of weather conditions to the United States, from excessive heat to tropical systems and everything in between. As we move into the middle of the month, we are beginning to see this play out. This weekend will bring dry and warm weather to much of the country. Many areas are … Continue reading Looking at the Week Ahead (August 9-15, 2025)
Continue reading >Signs of Life in the Tropics
Tropical activity usually begins to increase in August, and right on cue, it is doing so, in both the Atlantic and the Pacific. After a fairly slow start to hurricane season, conditions are starting to become more favorable for storms to develop, especially across the Atlantic. We’ve had three weak, short-lived storms thus far, … Continue reading Signs of Life in the Tropics
Continue reading >How The Global Circulation Impacts Weather in the East
Over the past few months, there has been consistent troughing over the United States, particularly in the Great Lakes region, which has led to a stormier pattern across the eastern half of the country. One factor that can influence these changes in storm patterns and consistency is teleconnections. Teleconnections are relationships between specific weather … Continue reading How The Global Circulation Impacts Weather in the East
Continue reading >The Tropics Remain Fairly Quiet
By most metrics, the first 6-8 weeks of hurricane season has been fairly quiet across the Northern Hemisphere. Going strictly by the number of named storms, activity has been near normal across the Atlantic and Pacific, and below normal in the Indian Ocean, where no storms have developed so far this season. However, the … Continue reading The Tropics Remain Fairly Quiet
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