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Tropical Cyclones 101: Anatomy Of A Hurricane

Hello everyone! The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is now officially underway (as of June 1st) which means that it’s a great time to brush up on your knowledge of tropical …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/07/2020/ No Comments/

Lopsided Cristobal Drifts Towards The Gulf Coast Today, Will Bring Heavy Rain, Storm Surge, And Gusty Winds To Much Of The Northern Gulf Coast

Hello everyone! Tropical Storm Cristobal is drifting north through the Gulf of Mexico today en route to landfall along the Louisiana coastline sometime later in the day tomorrow. The general …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/06/2020/ No Comments/

Cristobal Weakens Over Northern Guatemala, Likely To Arrive In Louisiana On Sunday As A Broad Tropical Storm

Hello everyone! Cristobal has been downgraded to a tropical depression today having lost its 40 mph sustained winds along with most of its thunderstorm activity after it moved inland yesterday. …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/04/2020/ No Comments/

Tropical Cyclones 101: How Do Tropical Cyclones Form?

Hello everyone! The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is now officially underway (as of June 1st) which means that it’s a great time to brush up on your knowledge of tropical …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/03/2020/ No Comments/

Tropical Storm Cristobal Continues Organizing In The Gulf of Mexico, Extent Of Eventual US Impacts Remains Uncertain

Hello everyone! Tropical Storm Cristobal has now been named in the southern Gulf of Mexico after Tropical Depression Three began producing maximum sustained winds in excess of 39 mph (click …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/02/2020/ No Comments/

Tropical Depression Three Forms In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico

Hello everyone! At 5 PM EDT today (June 1st, 2020), the National Hurricane Center determined that the tropical disturbance emerging in the Gulf of Mexico met the criteria to be …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/01/2020/ 1 Comment/

What Will Happen Once The Remnants Of Tropical Storm Amanda Arrive In The Bay Of Campeche Tomorrow?

Hello everyone! This week, our attention will be focused in the Gulf of Mexico where a tropical disturbance may develop into the season’s first system with the potential to bring …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/31/2020/ No Comments/

Gulf of Mexico Tropical Development Appears More Likely This Week

Hello everyone! Back on Thursday, I mentioned that we might have a system to watch in the Gulf of Mexico for possible tropical development sometime this coming week. We’re still …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/30/2020/ No Comments/

Will Thunderstorms Force Another Postponement of Launch America?

Hello everyone! Many of us were disappointed on Wednesday when NASA and SpaceX were forced to postepone the launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft which was set to be the …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/29/2020/ No Comments/

Could We See the Third Tropical Cyclone of the 2020 Season Form In the Gulf of Mexico Next Week?

Hello everyone! While the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has not yet officially begun (that occurs on June 1st), we’ve already seen two named storms (Arthur and Bertha), and the third …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/28/2020/ No Comments/

Why Does the 3km-NAM Persistently Overforecast Tropical Cyclone Intensities?

Hello everyone! Today’s blog post is more of a look in the rear-view mirror at some model forecasts for Arthur that turned out to be very, very wrong. The model …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/18/2020/ No Comments/

Widespread Heavy Rain Expected In The Mid Atlantic This Week As An Upper-Level Low Meanders Slowly Over The Ohio and Tennessee Valleys

Hello everyone! While the threat from tropical storm Arthur is relatively minimal (click here for the latest forecast), the risk of widespread flash flooding from an upper level low unrelated …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/17/2020/ No Comments/

Arthur Expected To Head Out To Sea After A Brush With The Outer Banks Tomorrow

Hello everyone! We’ve watched the first tropical storm of the season slowly come together over the past several days, and now the system’s final track is more or less locked …

by Jack Sillin/ 05/17/2020/ No Comments/