12:30 AM EDT | Update on Major Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma

Irma intensified into a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds this afternoon, making it the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. 11 PM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 PM…

11 AM EDT Update | Hurricane Irma

11 AM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 AM EDT advisory, Irma was a category 3 hurricane, located 16.8 degrees north 53.3 degrees west, with maximum sustained winds of 120mph and a minimum central pressure of 944 millibars, and was…

Tropical Update: September 2nd, 2017

There is no longer any potential for tropical development in the Southern Gulf. However, we continue to track Hurricane Irma and a tropical wave off of the coast of Africa that has a high likely hood of developing by the…

Tropical Update: August 31, 2017

The last National Hurricane Center advisory on Harvey has been issued, but the tropics remain active nonetheless, with three different systems being monitored across the Atlantic Basin: Major Hurricane Irma, a tropical wave off of Africa, and an area of…

Tropical Update: August 29th, 2017

The tropics are really beginning to heat up, with two other things to monitor in addition to Harvey: Invest 93L off of Africa and potential development in the Gulf next week. Harvey 10 PM CDT Advisory Information: Topical Storm Harvey is…

Flood Threat From Harvey to Shift East

Everyone is currently focused on the flooding in Houston (which is understandable). However, both the heavy rainfall and flood threat will push further east, into the north/central Gulf Coast tomorrow, which is something that is being overlooked. Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana: Harvey…

Harvey Update: August 27th, 2017

Harvey continues over Southeast Texas this evening, and is currently located just east of Victoria, Texas. Latest Advisory Info: As of the 10:00 PM CDT advisory movement was to the east-southeast at 3mph, maximum sustained winds were 40mph, and the minimum…

Brief Late Evening Update on Hurricane Harvey

Harvey rapidly intensified into a category 1 hurricane today, and continues to intensify this evening. As of the 10 pm CDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Harvey had maximum sustained winds of 85mph and a minimum central pressure of…

Harvey Regenerates; will Impact Texas, Parts of Louisiana

Harvey regenerated into a tropical cyclone this morning over the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. Latest advisory info: As of the 10pm CDT advisory Harvey was still a tropical depression, located at  21.9 degrees north and 92.6 degrees west, moving to the…