ACAPULCO, MEXICO – OCTOBER 25: Aerial view of the destroyed hotel rooms in the tourist area of … [+] Acapulco, after hurricane Otis hit Acapulco on October 25, 2023 in Acapulco, Mexico. Otis made landfall through the coast of Acapulco around midnight of October 25 as a category 5 storm. President Lopez Obrador reported that …
PERRY, FLORIDA – AUGUST 30: A storm-damaged gas station is reflected in a puddle after Hurricane … [+] Idalia crossed the state on August 30, 2023 in Perry, Florida. The storm made landfall at Keaton Beach, Florida as a category 3 hurricane. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Getty Images As I write this story, Tropical …
The sun rises as potential Tropical Storm Ophelia loom of the Carolina coast on the morning of … [+] September 22nd, 2023. NOAA and CIRA By the time you read this, it may have already happened. As the sun rises on the U.S. East Coast, a tropical system, officially designared as Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, …
Hurricane Lee from a satellite perspective NASA, NOAA, and U.S. Navy Hurricane Lee has a rather common name, but it is far from a common storm. At the time of writing, it is a powerful and rare Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin. Mike Fisher, a colleague at the University of Miami and the …
Current or potential storms in the Atlantic basin as of Labor Day, 2023. NOAA I was scrolling through one of my social media sites this morning. A friend of mine named Whitney posted the list of 2023 Atlantic hurricane names. His name is the last storm on the list, and he jokingly pondered whether his …
Hurricane Hilary as seen by NOAA’s GOES West satellite on August 17. CSU/CIRA & NOAA When it comes to hurricanes reaching the mainland U.S., most people think of the dangers of Atlantic storms like the devastating Hurricane Ian that struck Florida in 2022. It’s rarer for Pacific hurricanes to impact the western reaches of the …
This satellite image taken at 10:50am EDT on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, and provided by the National … [+] Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Hilary off the Pacific coast of Mexico. (NOAA via AP) Associated Press During hurricane season in North America, attention is typically focused on the Atlantic basin, but this year …
Tropical Storm Arlene (June 2023) NOAA/CIRA The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1st. Over the course of any given season, a non-trivial portion of my writing is devoted to tropical systems. They are newsworthy, impact lives, and the impetus for some of my early interests in meteorology as a child. Only a …
Image of Hurricane Florence on Sept 10 2018, from the International Space Station. Hurricane … [+] Florence is currently a strong tropical cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the South-eastern United States and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic states. The sixth named storm, third hurricane and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence …