The tropics are active once again with Tammy and a newly highlighted area of interest. Tammy is forecast to reach hurricane strength this weekend as it tracks towards the northern Leeward Islands.If Tammy reaches hurricane strength, it would be the seventh hurricane so far during the 2023 season.After passing by the Leeward Islands, Tammy is … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now holds three world records thanks to its hurricane hunter drone testing. In September of last year, the hurricane hunters flew their P-3 crewed aircraft into the heart of Hurricane Ian, which had strengthened to a Category 5 storm just off the Florida Gulf Coast. During that flight, a … Read more
Hurricane Lee continues to move north in the Atlantic as a Category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph. Lee will continue moving to the north making a close approach to Bermuda Thursday. A tropical storm watch has been issued from Watch Hill, Rhode Island to the Canadian border, with a hurricane watch in effect … Read more
Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast late Tuesday morning, becoming the first storm in the U.S. to do so in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.Video above: Tracking the tropicsHarold came ashore just before 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) on Padre Island, Texas, with sustained winds of 50 mph and higher … Read more