Tracking Weather Across the State
With the peak of the hurricane season upon us, the next storm to keep an eye out on is Tropical Storm Igor. The storm is still a long way off, just off the coast of Africa at this time. Over the next week or two, Igor will slowly make a [...]
You can’t cut it much closer than what North Carolina faces from a monster of hurricane in the Atlantic. Hurricane Earl has underwent some rather intense strengthening, with sustained winds now at 140mph. In fact, a hurricane hunter plane passing through the eye wall measured a peak wind gust of [...]
The east cost of the US is not out of the woods as the first advisories are posted for Huricane Earl. You can see those posted in the graphic to the left. The red indicates a hurricane warnings, the blue a tropical storm warning. The yellow is a tropical storm [...]
Take a look at this incredible image of Hurricane Earl. It was captured by American Astronaut Doug Wheelock aboard the International Space Station. It gives you a view from more than 200 miles above the surface at just how large these storms can get.
Below is a photo captured by NASA’s Jane Peterson aboard a hurricane hunting plane. This is what the inside of Hurricane Earl’s eye wall looked like yesterday. These planes are one of the most valuable tool in determining the track and intensity of these monster storms. The planes are capable [...]
It’s going to be a close one when it comes to determining whether Hurricane Earl will make landfall in the US. Currently, Earl is a category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 135mph. At this hour, the storm’s eye is not well defined as the storm weakens a bit. [...]
Quite the scene in the Atlantic now. Two tropical storms and a major hurricane are now spinning in the ocean. Former hurricane and current Tropical Storm Danielle continues to push off to the northeast, away from any landmasses. Near the Caribbean, Hurricane Earl is quickly intensifying and threatening to brush [...]
We’ve been focused on the worst case scenario of a hurricane hitting the greater New York City area. There is still a small but possible chance that could happen. But there are other parts of the east coast that are also under the gun for a direct hit from Hurricane [...]
When you think of Hurricanes you think about the southeast coast of the US and the Gulf of Mexico. But hurricanes can and do strike further north. Although rare, hurricanes could cause widespread damage in a major metropolis like New York City. The AIR Worldwide Corporation lists New York as [...]
Five years ago today, one of the worst case scenarios of the Atlantic hurricane season became a reality, a major hurricane decimated New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people. Now another worst case scenario is taking shape in the form of Hurricane Earl. [...]
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