Tag: National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Hunter Who Flew Into the Eye of Fiona Describes ‘Very Challenging’ Storm

Kevin Doremus says the eyes of hurricanes, including Fiona—a storm that barrelled into Atlantic Canada last month causing widespread damage—look like open-air domes, similar to sports arenas. Doremus, a lieutenant-commander with the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, got up close to the Category 3 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean as it flirted with…


Earl Expected to Become Major Hurricane, Bring Rip Currents Along US Coast

Earl is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane later this week, bringing dangerous surf and rip current conditions over the eastern U.S. coastline for the next few days, the NHC said on Wednesday. The hurricane was now about 460 miles south of Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour, the Miami-based…


Kay Strengthens Into Hurricane Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast After Killing 3

ACAPULCO—Tropical storm Kay strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, weather authorities said, a day after leaving three people dead in the southwestern state of Guerrero. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami reported Kay had strengthened into a hurricane, forecasting that outer rain bands will continue to affect southwestern Mexico for…


Kay Strengthens Into Hurricane After Killing 3, Could Intensify to Major Hurricane

Tropical storm Kay strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, a day after leaving three people dead in the southwestern state of Guerrero. Authorities said on Tuesday that Kay is expected to intensify to a Category 2 hurricane later in the day and could further strengthen to “major” storm over the next…


Hurricane Pamela Strengthens as It Barrels Toward Mexico’s Bread Basket

MONTERREY, Mexico—Hurricane Pamela gathered strength on Tuesday as it barreled toward Mexico’s western coast, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicting it will strengthen further before crashing into the fertile farm state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa is the country’s top grower of corn, Mexico’s staple grain, as well as a major producer of tomatoes and…


Tropical Depression Eighteen Forms in Eastern Atlantic: NHC

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen over the next several days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour (55 km/h), the NHC said, adding that the depression is forecast to become a tropical…


2 Atlantic Disturbances Could Be Tropical Depressions Soon; There’s Another Wave, Too

By Michelle Marchante and Alex Harris From Miami Herald MIAMI—Forecasters are monitoring three disturbances Thursday and two have a high chance of turning into tropical depressions soon as they move across the Atlantic. None of the systems is currently a threat to Florida. The disturbance closest to the United States is several hundred miles to…