Hurricane Laura Upgraded to Likely Intensify

This morning Tropical Storm Laura was upgraded to Hurricane Laura with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (121 Km/h). The storm is currently located 550 miles southeast of Galveston, TX and is tracking at 14 – 16mph in a North Northwest direction. 6 days ago we were tracking three potential storms and now Hurricane Laura is the dangerous one.Concerns now are that the storm will rapidly intensify and can become a Category 3 storm by...

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National Hurricane Center Tracking 3 Potential Hurricanes

UPDATED August 19 10:37 A.M.: Two potential storms are being tracked in the 5 Day Outlook from the National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida as of August 18th. Now a third area of disturbance is following them! Estimates for the number of storms we will see in 2020 have ranged as high as 25. Given the National Hurricane Center is tracking 3 potential storms we could well see more than that, which would mean we would start over on storm names...

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Hurricane Genevieve

Updated 10:29 Central Time August 19, 2020. Pacific Storm Hurricane Genevieve Category 3 Storm Hurricane Genevieve has maximum sustained winds at 130 mph ( Km/h) and is expected to affect the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. Currently a Category 3 storm it is just below a Category (sustained winds of 131 to 155 mph or 211 – 250 km/h). While there are a couple of possible tropical waves in the Atlantic, currently the only hurricane is in the...

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Season’s 14th Named Storm Forms

Tropical Storm Nate   A collection of thunderstorms in the Caribbean forms into Tropical Storm Nate Wednesday morning at 11 am . According to The National Hurricane Center, the storm is forecasted to strengthen rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters over the next few days. Nate will likely reach the US Gulf coast Sunday morning possibly even as a category 1 storm. The storm currently sustains 35 mph winds but could increase up...

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Tropical Depression Lee and Hurricane Maria

September 18, 2017, Hurricane Update: Two new tropical disturbances, Tropical Depression Lee and Hurricane Maria, joined category 1 Hurricane Jose in the Atlantic this weekend. Lee has traveled over 700 miles off the Cape Verde coast of northwest Africa with winds up to 40 miles per hour. The storm is not projected to strengthen to a hurricane and will likely fade over the next 48 hours without making landfall. As of today, Monday, Maria has...

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Hurricane Irma Evacuations

As hurricane Irma continues to strengthen, Florida governor, Rick Scott, warns residents to “get out now.” Currently, the storm sustains winds of up to 185 miles per hour making it one of the strongest storms to form in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center anticipate catastrophic damage for the Florida Keys and coast. As of Tuesday, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are all under a state of emergency. Many...

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