Erika forecast to become a hurricane, head towards southeast Bahamas
Latest tracking map showing Erika moving in the general direction of the southeast Bahamas over the next five days The NHC began issuing advisories on TS Erika late last night. At first, it looked as...
View ArticleIs Florida’s nearly ten-year hurricane drought about to end?
Latest tracking map with cone of uncertainty showing the potential for Erika to impact Florida in the coming days Wilma was the last in many ways. It was the last of the 21 names on the 2005 list of...
View ArticleOne last hurdle for Erika, if it makes it, Southeast coast beware
There’s a lot going on this morning, not only with Erika but also with another storm – in the Pacific – that could impact Hawaii next week. Actually, my thoughts on Erika will be fairly short and to...
View ArticleEnd of the road coming up for Erika? More like hitting a brick wall…
It has been a tough few days for hurricane forecasters and not because of something like Katrina 10 years ago. This time, it has been because the storm in question, Erika, has been such a pain in the...
View ArticleErika gone, new tropical storm developing near Africa, Pacific as busy as can...
NHC map showing remnants of Erika (orange) and invest area 99L (red) There is a lot to talk about today. I do realize it is also the 10th anniversary of Katrina’s historic landfall but instead of...
View ArticleACE score tells the true story of the hurricane season
Tropical storm Henri gives us a total of eight named storms thus far in the Atlantic hurricane season. This is getting us close to the 100+ year average of about 10 named storms. We’ve only had two...
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