It seems like Tropical storm Karen is getting a lot of attention from folks during the last 48 hours. It is understandable. The last few years has featured multiple landfalling tropical systems – some more potent than others. And a lot of people have been affected – directly and indirectly – by these storms. With Karen being the “K” storm,… Read more →
There are still a lot of uncertainties with with what is happening in the Tropics right now. A lot of the uncertainty surrounds the movement of Karen and how that may impact the weather in the Gulf or along the East coast. And sadly, at this point, we (meteorologists) just don’t know what will happen. There is a chance it… Read more →
There are a lot of unknowns with today’s Tropical Update. More than normal, honestly. Not so much in the three-day forecast. But once we look out beyond Day Three and into Thursday and into the weekend, things get a bit up in the air. I dive into it during the Update above.
Quite the active scene in the Tropics. Across parts of the eastern Pacific and northern Atlantic there are six named storms and three other areas of interest. Not a record (to my knowledge) but probably close. As the MJO shifts back to our side of the world, this activity is likely going to continue over the next week. Then the… Read more →
