Category: Hurricanes

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/weather/eta-storm-wednesday/index.html

Hurricane Eta Threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast

11/11/2020 - By Madeline Holcombe. Eta strengthened again to a Category 1 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning, and it could soon veer toward Florida bringing heavy downpours and dangerous flash flooding, river flooding and landslides. Hurricane watches are in effect from Anna Maria Island to Yankeetown, Florida, meaning hurricane… SEE MORE

King Tides and Sea-level Rise are Flooding Communities Along the East Coast

10/21/2020 - By Matthew Cappucci. Despite tranquil weather to start this week, flooding has affected coastal communities from the Florida Keys to Maine. Long stretches of shoreline along the East Coast were inundated, water levels running a foot or more above normal. The swollen sea temporarily claimed streets, parking lots and public… SEE MORE

10 Simple Ways To Save Money on Boating

10/4/2020 - By Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore If you’re like me, you’ve probably been spending a lot more quality time on your boat this year. It’s one of the safest ways to get away — either solo or with the family. Even science says boating makes you healthier. But more time on the water… SEE MORE

Severe Weather Preparedness: The Human Element is Key

9/25/2020 - By David Cannon, Director of Yacht Operations/Meteorologist WRIWX.com. The science of Meteorology and more particularly weather forecasting is an ever-evolving field. Let’s take for example its “infancy” … tracking changes and trends in weather through the use of weather instruments to collect data gave way to the use of radar… SEE MORE

https://www.nola.com/multimedia/photos/collection_392fa028-fcd1-11ea-9402-9b2f18790014.html#3

Tropical Storm Beta Floods Galveston, Coastal Areas of Texas

9/23/2020 - By The Associated Press. Storm surge and rainfall combined Tuesday to bring more flooding along the Texas coast after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall, threatening areas that have already seen their share of damaging weather during a busy hurricane season. The storm made landfall late Monday just north of Port… SEE MORE

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/how-to-help.html?referringSource=articleShare

Disasters on Two Coasts: How to Help

9/19/2020 - By Concepción de León and Christine Hauser. As wildfires continue to blaze through Oregon, California and Washington State, thousands of people have been displaced, millions of acres have been burned and state leaders are struggling to help survivors who have lost their homes and loved ones. At the same time, Hurricane Sally, which… SEE MORE

New Podcast Episode: Chris Bedford, Meteorologist to the Sailing “Stars”, Talks Coastal Weather

9/15/2020 - In this episode of our USH Harbors podcast--All About Our Coasts--Chris Bedford, famed meteorologist who has forecasted for the world's most prestigious sailing races, talks about the challenges in predicting coastal weather, what recreational sailors should know about weather data and forecasts, and about what AI is good at--and not… SEE MORE

La Nina Develops During Peak Hurricane Season

9/14/2020 - A La Nina climate pattern has developed and is likely to persist through the winter, according to an advisory issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. La Nina — translated from Spanish as “little girl”— is a natural ocean-atmospheric phenomenon marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean… SEE MORE

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/news/tropical-storm-laura/

Hurricane Laura to be ‘Catastrophic’ Category 4

8/26/2020 - By Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow. Hurricane Laura is rapidly strengthening and is poised to strike the upper Texas coast and western Louisiana with a ferocity that has not been seen in this region in more than a decade. The storm, which has leaped from a Category 1 to a high-end… SEE MORE

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/24/marco-laura-gulf-storm-path/

Hurricane Warnings Issued as Gulf Coast Prepares for Marco and Laura

8/24/2020 - By Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow. The Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2020 just won’t let up, as the earliest L and M storms simultaneously spin towards the Gulf Coast on Monday. Some areas could be affected by both storms, resulting in “a prolonged period of hazardous weather," according to the National… SEE MORE

Category: Hurricanes

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