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First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season Predicted To Form: Here's Timing First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season Predicted To Form: Here's Timing
First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season Predicted To Form: Here's Timing The Atlantic hurricane season is about to heat up, with forecasters predicting the first hurricane of 2025 will form this week and could intensify into a major storm as it churns westward across open waters. Now a tropical rainstorm, the system developed near the Cabo Verde Islands in the central Atlantic Ocean over the weekend. New Update: Major Hurricane Possible As Atlantic System Likely To Rapidly Strengthen On Sunday, Aug. 10, AccuWeather became the first source to issue a track and intensity forecast for the system, which is projected to strengthen late in the week and could reach …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pair Of Potential New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic: Here's Latest Pair Of Potential New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic: Here's Latest
Pair Of Potential New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic: Here's Latest A pair of potential new tropical systems with the potential for development are being monitored by forecasters. The first, off the coast of Florida, is far west of Tropical Storm Philippe, which is now near the eastern Caribbean. (See the first image above.) "Even if a named storm does not form, tropical moisture from the region could continue to fuel downpours and thunderstorms in part of the Southeast in the coming days," according to AccuWeather.com. "The weather setup will also lead to coastal hazards all along the Eastern Seaboard, regardless of whether an organized system develops." …

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Nationwide Alert: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Pose Growing Threat, CDC Warns Nationwide Alert: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Pose Growing Threat, CDC Warns
Nationwide Alert: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Pose Growing Threat, CDC Warns A new nationwide health advisory has been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as cases of potentially fatal flesh-eating bacteria continue to climb. Vibrio vulnificus infections have killed at least 13 people on the Eastern Seaboard this year and cause an estimated 80,000 illnesses annually in the United States. Most people get infected with Vibrio by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, the CDC said in the advisory which was issued on Friday, Sept. 1. Vibrio naturally live in coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, w…

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Subtropical Storm Nicole Forms In Atlantic, Heads Toward US: Here's Projected Timing, Track Subtropical Storm Nicole Forms In Atlantic, Heads Toward US: Here's Projected Timing, Track
Subtropical Storm Nicole Forms In Atlantic, Heads Toward US: Here's Projected Timing, Track With three-and-a-half weeks left in the 2022 hurricane season, a new subtropical storm has formed in the Atlantic. Nicole, located about 490 miles east of the Bahamas as of early Monday afternoon, Nov. 7, is moving northwest. A turn westward or west-southwestward is forecast Tuesday, Nov. 8 through early Thursday, Nov. 10, the National Hurricane Center said. AccuWeather meteorologists "expect this sprawling storm to take a turn and hit Florida’s east coast -- as a hurricane — later this week before it takes a run up the Eastern Seaboard." Nicole now has maximum sustained winds of aro…

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Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service
Winter 2022-23 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2022-23.with a strong element of uncertainty for this region.La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard.  So in a nutshell, for the Lower 48, it comes down to warmer and drier conditions than average in the south, and a bit of a mystery here up north. NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting that much of the Northeast "falls into the category of eq…

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by Joe Lombardi