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System Brewing In Atlantic Could Become First Named December Storm In 15 Years System Brewing In Atlantic Could Become First Named December Storm In 15 Years
System Brewing In Atlantic Could Become First Named December Storm In 15 Years Forecasters are monitoring a system that has the potential to become a rare December tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center said that a large area of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic about 800 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands continues to produce a broad area of showers and thunderstorms. (See the image captured on Tuesday morning, Dec. 6. above.) If the system takes a name, it will be the first named storm over the Atlantic basin in December in 15 years, according to AccuWeather.com. "Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast
Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast The next named storm of the 2021 hurricane season is now developing. It's off the East Coast of the United States and could become a tropical depression or tropical storm on Friday night, Sept. 17, or Saturday, Sept. 18, forecasters say. It has moved about 250 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia on mid-afternoon Friday. (See first image above.) The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are Odette and Peter.  "Shower and thunderstorm activity is becoming more organized near this new center," National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon. "If these development trends…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast
Major Hurricane Headed To US Could Have Impact In Northeast Hurricane Ida, just upgraded from tropical storm status, is expected to make landfall in the United States as a major Category 3 or 4 hurricane on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast. The storm's long-term track takes it north and then east, with a possible impact on the Northeast in the middle of next week. Ida, the ninth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, is expected to intensify further Saturday, Aug. 28 into Sunday, Aug. 29, with projected winds of 100 miles per hour or more just south of the mouth of the Mississippi R…

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by Joe Lombardi
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After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "disturbed weather" in the Atlantic Basin that could develop into tropical systems in the coming days. Any could become the next named tropical storm. The next name on the list, following the now-departed Henri, is Ida, followed by Julian and Kate. The first is a broad area of low pressure that's expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea from a tropical wave currently located over the central Caribbean Sea. (See the image above.) "Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast
Projected Track Of First Hurricane Of Season, Now A Tropical Storm, Takes It Up Atlantic Coast Less than 24 hours after becoming the first hurricane of the 2021 season, Elsa has been downgraded to a tropical storm with its latest projected path taking it up the Atlantic Coast and into the Northeast. Tropical Storm Elsa is now nearing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds are now near 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, and its latest projected path, released Saturday, July 3, has it approaching the United States after the weekend when it could return to hurricane status. "Elsa is expected to regain some wind intensity early next week once it passes north of C…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path New Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path
New Tropical Storm Expected To Become Hurricane In Days: Latest Projected Path A new tropical storm that has formed in the Atlantic Ocean is on track to become a hurricane within days. Epsilon is located about 730 miles southeast of Bermuda at midday on Monday, Oct. 19. A slow west-northwestward to northwestward motion should begin on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and this motion should continue through midweek, the National Hurricane Center said. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles primarily to the northeast and east of the center.  Gradual strengthening is forecast to take place d…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes
Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes A new round of strong thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour and possible golf-ball size hail, brief heavy downpours, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes will sweep through the region. The new likely time frame for storm activity on Thursday, Aug. 27 is from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with the most powerful cells in the system now expected to move through in the late afternoon and early evening. (See the two images above for areas where storms are most likely.) The storms will be triggered by warmer, more humid air on Thursday, with the high temperature jumping ba…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tropical Storm Update: Here's Latest On Josephine's Path, Strength Tropical Storm Update: Here's Latest On Josephine's Path, Strength
Tropical Storm Update: Here's Latest On Josephine's Path, Strength Josephine, which was upgraded from a Tropical Depression to a Tropical Storm three days ago, is continuing its west-northwest movement. It has maximum sustained winds around 40 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in a brand-new advisory issued Sunday morning, Aug. 16. It's projected to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to parts of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Isolated minor flooding is possible in Puerto Rico through Monday, Aug. 17. As of daybreak Sunday, it was located about 155 miles north-northwest o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Town-by-town Outages: 42 Percent Of CT Eversource Customers Without Power Town-by-town Outages: 42 Percent Of CT Eversource Customers Without Power
Town-by-town Outages: 42 Percent Of CT Eversource Customers Without Power More than 540,000 Connecticut residents were still without power Thursday morning Aug. 6, following a nasty tropical storm that ripped through the area Aug.4 Eversource reported Thursday, at 8 a.m. that 542,012 customers were without power- about 42 percent of Connecticut customers are affected. It still may be days until some people are reconnected to electric power. About 1.28 million households have power through Eversource. Some places are still almost completely dark. In Avon, for example, 90 percent of people do not have power. Here’s how your town is doing: Berlin, 2,310 without p…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Tracking Isaias: Strong Winds That Could Cause Power Outages, Possible Tornadoes Among Threats Tracking Isaias: Strong Winds That Could Cause Power Outages, Possible Tornadoes Among Threats
Tracking Isaias: Strong Winds That Could Cause Power Outages, Possible Tornadoes Among Threats This story has been updated. The eye of Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to track near the New York/Connecticut border after it arrives in the region on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4. Drenching rain may lead to flooding and winds between 35 to 45 miles per hour with gusts as high as 60 to 65 mph could cause power outages. In addition, the storm may be accompanied by isolated tornadoes, especially near coastal areas. The time frame for Isaias' strongest impact in this area is early Tuesday afternoon, with the storm moving at a faster pace than earlier predicted. A Tropical Storm Warning and …

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by Joe Lombardi