Ingrid Becomes the Second "Atlantic" Hurricane of 2013
According to the 10th public advisory bulletin concerning Ingrid, issued by the National Hurricane Center at 21:00 UTC yesterday evening: INGRID BECOMES THE SECOND HURRICANE OF THE 2013 SEASON. A...
View ArticleUS Gulf Coast on Hurricane Watch
The National Hurricane Center is one of the few US Government agencies still working normally during the current "shutdown". As they point out on their web site: Due to the Federal Government shutdown,...
View ArticleBertha Brings Flood Warnings to SW England
We've had quite a nice summer so far here in South West England but it looks as though that is about to change, temporarily at least. Bertha began life as a tropical storm east of the Antilles on...
View ArticleHurricane Fred Threatens Cape Verde Islands
Way back on May 9th we reported on an unusually early start to the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Things have been fairly quiet since then. There have been a few named tropical storms, one of which...
View ArticlePali in Early Start to 2016 Pacific Cyclone Season
In an extremely early start to the 2016 Pacific Cyclone Season the Central Pacific Hurricane Center announced early this morning that Hurricane Pali had reached category 1 strength. They currently...
View ArticleSubtropical Storm Alex Arrives in the North Atlantic
Further to our recent news about the unseasonally early formation of Hurricane Pali in the Pacific the National Hurricane Center has just announced that: OUT OF SEASON SUBTROPICAL STORM FORMS OVER THE...
View ArticleHurricane Alex Heads for Greenland
As we previously reported the extraordinary North Atlantic cyclone called Alex became a hurricane yesterday. This morning (UTC) we wake to discover that in their most recent update on his progress the...
View ArticleTwo Pairs of Hurricane Force Storms
The Ocean Prediction Center of the United States' National Weather Service highlighted this unusual situation on their Twitter feed yesterday: Four hurricane force lows in the two ocean basins within...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew Aims At Haiti
It's a long time since the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season started way back in January as Hurricane Alex headed for Greenland. Today we bring you news of Hurricane Matthew, who swept through the Lesser...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew's Storm Surge Threatens Florida
Hurricane Matthew has already caused death and devastation across the Caribbean and Bahamas, and now he's heading for Florida. Firstly here's the latest National Hurricane Center track forecast:...
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