There are currently three different active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic: Tropical Storm Jerry, Tropical Depression Karen, and Tropical Storm Lorenzo. Additionally, there is a new disturbance in the southern Gulf, near the Yucatan Peninsula, to watch. This update will…
Tropical Storm Karen (formerly Invest 99-L) has formed east of the Windward Islands. As of 5 AM EDT/AST, Karen had sustained winds of 40 mph, a minimum pressure of 1005 mb, and was moving west-northwest at 9 mph. Forecast for…
Jerry has started to weaken. As of 5 PM EDT/AST, Jerry had sustained winds of 80 mph, a minimum pressure of 991 mb, and was moving west-northwest at 18 mph. Forecast for Jerry Jerry is likely to continue to weaken…
The Weather Prediction Center is still issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Imelda, and was centered about 55 miles northeast of Houston, Texas as of the most recent advisory. Forecast for Imelda Imelda will finally move out of Texas Friday, and…
The Atlantic is very, very active, with three active cyclones: Humberto, Imelda, and Jerry. In addition, there are two disturbances being monitored for possible development. Humberto As of 8 PM CDT, Humberto had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, a…
Tropical Storm Imelda made landfall near Freeport, Texas at 1 PM CDT according to an Update Statement from the National Hurricane Center. At the time of landfall, sustained winds were 40 mph, and the the minimum pressure was 1005 mb,…
UPDATE (1 PM CDT) – TD-11 has strengthened to Tropical Storm Imelda. Radar data, satellite data, and surface observations indicate that Invest 98-L has become organized enough to be upgraded to Tropical Depression Eleven (TD-11). As of 12 PM CDT,…
Invest 97-L has managed to become organized enough to be classified a tropical cyclone, prompting the National Hurricane Center to initiate advisories on Tropical Depression Ten (TD-10). As of 11 AM EDT/AST, maximum sustained winds were 35 mph, the minimum…
Humberto is now a category 2; likely to become a major hurricane. As of the 8 PM EDT, maximum sustained winds were 90 mph, the minimum central pressure was 966 millibars, and movement wast to the east-northeast at 7 mph.…
Humberto has strengthened some since yesterday. As of 5 AM EDT, maximum sustained winds were 60 mph, the minimum central pressure was 1000 mb, and movement was north-northwest at 7 mph. Forecast for Humberto Humberto will turn north/northeast later today,…