Just after 7:00 p.m. H.S.T. on Sunday (3:00 a.m. E.D.T. Monday), departing Tropical Storm Darby was starting to pass by Kauai, the northernmost of the populated Hawaiian Island chain. At that time, Darby was about 100 miles to the northwest of Honolulu (island of Oahu) (Fig. 1). As part of
Read DetailsTropical Storm Darby continues to plod along to the west, refusing to make that anticipated turn to the northwest. As a result, instead of skirting the Hawaiian Islands on their northeast flanks, Darby has been trekking just to the southwest of the island chain (Fig. 1). This has allowed him
Read DetailsTropical Storm Darby, now in his 11th day, is on a westward course at 14 miles per hour toward the Aloha State. At 11:00 a.m. H.S.T. (5:00 p.m. E.D.T.) Darby, with sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, was located some 755 miles southeast of Honolulu, Oahu (and about 560
Read DetailsFor the past week, hurricane forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have been following the exploits of a weak tropical system as it plodded across the Caribbean Sea. During the past two days, the system has gradually strengthened… To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 10/3/13
Read DetailsEarly this Thursday morning (Aug. 15, 2013), National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters are monitoring the progress of two tropical systems. The first, far out in the eastern Atlantic, has now reached tropical depression (TD) status. TD 5 is moving…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 8/15/13
Read DetailsDorian, an earlier than expected African – Cape Verde Island storm, set many meteorologists abuzz earlier during the week of July 21-28, 2013. After all, Dorian was the fourth named Atlantic tropical storm of the 2013 hurricane season and arrived about a month ahead of expected climatological schedule (Fig. 1).
Read DetailsEarly this Sunday morning (Aug. 4, 2013), Dorian’s remnants were located about 200 miles south of the North Carolina coast and moving northeast out into the open Atlantic. What is interesting about Dorian’s remnants is just how small an area they cover. Compared to a large thunderstorm complex across the
Read DetailsMany of you may know about rising air currents in thunderstorms. These currents, often referred to as convection, signify rising, less dense warm air. There was no dearth of such rising air currents (updrafts) yesterday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Emily passed by east of Florida (Fig. 1). But,
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