8 AM EDT – Maria Makes Landfall in Puerto Rico

Maria made landfall in Southeast Puerto Rico about an hour ago as a strong category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155mph, just shy of category 5 intensity. The slight weakening before landfall was due to an eyewall replacement…

8:30 PM EDT – Maria now a Category 5

Hurricane Maria

Maria is now an extremely dangerous, potentially catastrophic category 5 hurricane (the second of the season) with maximum sustained winds of 160mph, and is currently hammering the small island of Dominica. Landfall will occur in Dominica within the hour. ___…

Tropical Update: September 15th, 2017

The tropics remain quite active after Irma’s passage, with three different systems being monitored: Hurricane Jose, Tropical Depression Fourteen, and Invest 96l. Jose Jose was a major category 4 hurricane just a couple of days ago, weakened to a tropical…

12:30 AM EDT | Late Night Update on Hurricane Irma

11 PM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 PM EDT advisory, Irma was a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165mph, a minimum central pressure of 920 millibars, and was moving west-northwest at 16mph. Advisories:  A Hurricane Warning is in…