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Nicholas Brings Substantial Flood Threat to Gulf Coast

A significant round of freshwater flooding will be likely over the coming days as Nicholas, a poorly organized tropical storm, interacts with a stalled front just inland of the Gulf. …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 09/13/2021/ No Comments/

Ida’s Remains to Bring Northeast Substantial Flood Risk Tomorrow

An impactful chapter in the hydrological history of the Northeast could occur tomorrow as the remains of Ida interact with a slow-moving warm front over an area rendered thoroughly saturated …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/31/2021/ No Comments/

As Ida Weakens Inland, Substantial Flooding Impacts Continue

Ida made a catastrophic category four landfall yesterday afternoon southwest of New Orleans, bringing regionwide power grid failure, substantial surge, and sporadically disastrous freshwater flooding to the metro. As the …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/30/2021/ No Comments/

Category Four Ida Approaches Catastrophic Louisiana Landfall

A calamity is likely underway as hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies this morning on approach to an eastern Louisiana landfall. The storm is knocking on the door of category five intensity …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/29/2021/ No Comments/

Ida Quickly Organizes on Approach to Cuba

Tropical storm Ida, around 12 hours away from a landfall in west Cuba, is rapidly organizing this morning. A combination of low shear, moist midlevel air, and very warm oceanic …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/27/2021/ No Comments/

99L, Threat to Gulf, Organizes Steadily

It’s August 25th, which means we’d be wise to expect intense tropical cyclones that could threaten population centers in the US. Still, forecasters have grown concerned by increasingly potent suggestions …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/25/2021/ No Comments/

An Astonishing Record, a Devastating Flood

On Saturday, as much of the nation’s attention was turned towards hurricane Henri off the east coast, a substantial rain event in Tennessee left 22 dead and dozens missing. Sometimes …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/23/2021/ No Comments/

Henri, Now a Hurricane, Approaches Northeast

Always a fighter, Henri has rebounded from decoupling northerly and then westerly shear to become the third hurricane of the Atlantic season. The storm is now lurching north on a …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/21/2021/ No Comments/

Henri Threatens New England With First Hurricane Landfall in a Generation

Tropical storm Henri churns over open water between Bermuda and Florida today, slowly moving a bit north of west. There is increasing confidence that the storm could be New England’s …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/20/2021/ No Comments/

Resilient Henri Eyes Storm-Weary Northeast

The Northeast is forced to jump from hurricane threat to hurricane threat at a pace unusual for the region this weekend. Fred’s remnants, and the associated PRE, have just finished …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/19/2021/ No Comments/

Wide Swath of Dangerous Flooding Possible

When Fred made landfall as a strong tropical storm in Florida yesterday afternoon, bringing gusty winds, a few feet of storm surge, and freshwater flooding to Michael-battered Mexico Beach, its …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/17/2021/ No Comments/

Grace Intensifies Overnight. What’s Next?

Tropical depression 7 has intensified into Grace, the seventh named storm of the accelerating 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. The delineation comes as the storm’s convection, impressive since day 1, takes …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/14/2021/ No Comments/

A Most Disastrous Derecho, One Year Ago

I spend a lot of time thinking about weather records. Some events seem so perfectly suited for setting records that they appear, with retrospect, unapproachable. For example, take the derecho …

by Jacob Feuerstein/ 08/10/2021/ No Comments/