The World Meteorological Organization decided to retire four names from the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Three of the names probably make perfect sense, but the fourth might seem like a bit of a mystery. Harvey, Irma, Maria – three of the Top 15 strongest hurricanes the Atlantic basin has seen in at least 10 years may seem like shoe-ins for… Read more →
Dakota and Okay Let’s Science are back with a look at the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It doesn’t need much of an introduction. While not like 2005, the 2017 season was still a very active year for the United States. Between Harvey, Irma, and Maria, we were all glad when 2017 was over. More from Dakota here:
10:00 AM UPDATE: Nate now a strong Category 1 hurricane. 9:30 AM ORIGINAL: Hurricane Nate continues to cruise – at speeds around 20mph – to the north across the Gulf of Mexico. It seems to be in quite the hurry. The reason for the full head of steam is it is sandwiched between a gyre to the southwest and an… Read more →
The 10pm update was release by the National Hurricane Center showed “Tropical Storm Nate” with wind at 70mph. Twenty-five minutes later… It isn’t surprising though based on satellite trends, between 8pm and 10pm the area of deep convection nearly tripled. Nate become the ninth hurricane of the season. #Nate is now a hurricane – the 9th of 2017 Atlantic TC… Read more →
As of 12:15am Central Time, Tropical Storm Nate is back over the open waters of the Caribbean Sea. Water temperatures in the area are running between 82 and 87 degrees. The warm waters and the lower environmental shear will allow Nate to increase in size and intensity during the next 24 to 48 hours. SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT…0600 UTC… Read more →
