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'Wide Range Of Possibilities' For Hurricane Tammy: Here's What To Know Now 'Wide Range Of Possibilities' For Hurricane Tammy: Here's What To Know Now
'Wide Range Of Possibilities' For Hurricane Tammy: Here's What To Know Now As newly formed Hurricane Tammy heads north, forecasters say it will take a few days to determine its long-term path. As of Monday afternoon, Oct. 23, Tammy, a Category 1 storm, is located in the eastern Caribbean, north of Anguilla. It's expected to affect the islands of Bermuda late this week. (See the image above.) "There is a wide range of possibilities of where Tammy could go," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and Lead Hurricane Forecaster Dan Kottlowski said. Tammy is the 19th named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, including seven hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane …

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Nigel Becomes Hurricane As 2 Other Areas In Atlantic Have Potential To Develop Nigel Becomes Hurricane As 2 Other Areas In Atlantic Have Potential To Develop
Nigel Becomes Hurricane As 2 Other Areas In Atlantic Have Potential To Develop Tropical Storm Nigel has strengthened to become a hurricane and is among three areas in the Atlantic now being monitored by forecasters.Nigel, which had been a tropical depression, moved up to tropical storm status on Sunday morning, Sept. 17. On Monday night, Sept. 18, it became a Category 1 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 85 miles per hour, an increase of 35 mph in less than 24 hours. Nigel is now located about 850 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. It's expected to quickly become a hurricane of Category 2 status or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as soo…

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Newly Named Tropical Storm Nigel Forms In Busy Atlantic Newly Named Tropical Storm Nigel Forms In Busy Atlantic
Newly Named Tropical Storm Nigel Forms In Busy Atlantic A new system expected to be the next major hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season now has a name.Tropical Depression 15 strengthened to tropical storm status on Sunday morning, Sept. 17. Meet Nigel. It's moving north-northwest at 14 miles per hour over the open Atlantic toward the Caribbean Sea. It has maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, according to a brand-new update from the National Hurricane Center. That's an increase of 15 mph in the span of 12 hours. It's expected to become a hurricane of Category 3 status or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It could…

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Idalia Makes Landfall As Category 3 Hurricane: Latest Projected Path, Timing Idalia Makes Landfall As Category 3 Hurricane: Latest Projected Path, Timing
Idalia Makes Landfall As Category 3 Hurricane: Latest Projected Path, Timing Idalia has made landfall on Florida's northwest coast as a Category 3 hurricane. The massive storm's center came ashore at Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend region (where the panhandle transitions to the peninsula) at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 with wind gusts of around 120 miles per hour. Idalia formed late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 26 as a tropical depression before being upgraded on Sunday, Aug. 27 to a tropical storm and to a Category 1 hurricane in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Aug. 29. "Catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds are ongoing," the National Hu…

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Fast-Moving Nicole Makes Landfall, Now Headed Toward Northeast With Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds Fast-Moving Nicole Makes Landfall, Now Headed Toward Northeast With Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds
Fast-Moving Nicole Makes Landfall, Now Headed Toward Northeast With Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds Fast-moving Tropical Storm Nicole is barreling toward the Northeast after making landfall overnight south of Vero Beach, Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, it's moving northwest at about 14 miles per hour. About 100,000 Floridians were left without power around the time Nicole made landfall at 3 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Nicole's center is expected to move across central and northern Florida and make a second landfall along the Florida Panhandle before moving into southern Georgia Thursday and across the Carol…

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Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane
Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane A newly named tropical storm could make a direct hit on the United States according to the latest forecast models. Tropical Depression Nine (known as #TD9) formed in the central Caribbean Friday morning, Sept. 23, and became Tropical Storm Ian on Friday night. Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to strengthen to hurricane status and move north through Florida next week. The projected path for Tropical Storm Ian through next Saturday, Oct. 1 is shown in the image above from AccuWeather.com. The time frame for the arrival of tropical-storm-force win…

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Here's Brand-New Projected Path For Tropical Storm Fiona, How It Could Affect Northeast Here's Brand-New Projected Path For Tropical Storm Fiona, How It Could Affect Northeast
Here's Brand-New Projected Path For Tropical Storm Fiona, How It Could Affect Northeast A brand-new projected path for Tropical Storm Fiona has been released as meteorologists are analyzing scenarios in which the storm could affect the East Coast of the United States. Fiona, the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is located about 135 miles southeast of St. Croix at around midday on Saturday, Sept. 17, the National Hurricane Center said. If it strengthens to hurricane status, it would be only the third of the season. A westward to northwestward movement is expected with a decrease in the movement speed through Sunday evening, Sept…

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Hurricane Season Will Be Even More Active Than Previously Predicted, NOAA Says Hurricane Season Will Be Even More Active Than Previously Predicted, NOAA Says
Hurricane Season Will Be Even More Active Than Previously Predicted, NOAA Says Two months into the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is now saying it's going to be even more active than initially predicted. On Wednesday, Aug. 4, NOAA scientists updated their original hurricane season forecast, which was released on Thursday, May 20. NOAA forecasters have updated their Atlantic prediction to 15 to 21 named storms, of which seven to 10 could become hurricanes, including three to five “major” hurricanes. The potential emergence of La Niña, reduced vertical wind shear, weaker tropical Atlantic trade …

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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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New Projection Issued For 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Season, With Several Major Storms New Projection Issued For 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Season, With Several Major Storms
New Projection Issued For 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Season, With Several Major Storms The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a strong possibility of an "extremely active" and "above-normal" 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, of which several could be major hurricanes. This comes after the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University predicted 16 named storms and four major hurricanes in its 38th annual forecast previously reported here.  That would make 2020 the most active hurricane season since the record-damaging year of 2017 when hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma devastated parts of th…

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Severe Weather Alert: Get Set For Strong Storms With Downpours, Frequent Lightning, Gusty Winds Severe Weather Alert: Get Set For Strong Storms With Downpours, Frequent Lightning, Gusty Winds
Severe Weather Alert: Get Set For Strong Storms With Downpours, Frequent Lightning, Gusty Winds A new round of thunderstorms that will sweep through the area could be severe, the National Weather Service warned in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued early Sunday morning, June 2. The storms, expected late Sunday afternoon through the evening, will include downpours, frequent lightning, damaging winds of up to 65 miles per hour, flash flooding and isolated hail. Coastal flooding is possible during the high tide Sunday evening in Southern Westchester and Southern Fairfield County adjacent to the Long Island Sound, the South Shore back bays of Long Island and the shorelines of southern …

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New Round Of Storms Will Bring Big Change In Temperatures New Round Of Storms Will Bring Big Change In Temperatures
New Round Of Storms Will Bring Big Change In Temperatures Hurricane Season Starts: Saturday, June 1, marks the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, which will run until Nov. 30. For the outlook for this season, click here. Click here for an updated story: Severe Weather Alert: Get Set For Strong Storms With Downpours, Frequent Lightning, Gusty Winds A new round of thunderstorms will bring a big change in the weather pattern. June starts with a mostly sunny day on Saturday and the high temperature in the mid to upper 70s. Cooler conditions are expected along the coast, especially the south fork of Long Island, where temperat…

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'More Active' Hurricane Season Projected For Atlantic Basin 'More Active' Hurricane Season Projected For Atlantic Basin
'More Active' Hurricane Season Projected For Atlantic Basin With the June 1 start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season fast approaching, weather experts are offering their predictions on what to expect. Researchers at North Carolina State are calling for a "significantly more active" hurricane season than the overall averages from 1950 to now, predicting 14 to 18 named storms. Scientists at Colorado State University anticipate that the 2018 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have "a slightly above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean." The Weath…

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