Atlantic, Tropical Storm and National Hurricane Center
Tropical Storm Gordon forms in Atlantic, hurricane forecasters eye track
Tropical Storm Gordon, the seventh named storm of what's predicted to be an extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, was on the move far out over open waters Saturday, where it's expected to continue for a few days without posing a threat to land.
Atlantic hurricane season awakens with back-to-back storms this week
The Atlantic hurricane season officially hit its peak on September 10 this week, and despite a quieter season than predicted so far, all eyes are on the tropics with back-to-back storms now brewing.
Tuesday marked the ‘peak’ of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. 🌀 Here’s what that means
Tuesday, September 10 marked the climatological ‘peak’ of hurricane season in the Atlantic basin due to a number of meteorological factors that support tropical cyclone development during this time of year. What exactly are they? Let’s break it down.
Storm tracker: National Hurricane Center tracking 3 tropical disturbances in Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it is currently tracking three tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean.
The tropical Atlantic is strangely silent. Will hurricane season wake up?
Hurricane season isn’t just quiet — it’s virtually silent. Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic since Ernesto formed on Aug. 12, and weather models are tepid in simulating any storms to come in at least the next week.
As Hurricane Francine passes Texas, new tropical depression forms in Atlantic
As Hurricane Francine wheels through the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, a new named system has formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters announced Wednesday morning the formation of Tropical Depression Seven near the Cabo Verde Islands off the coast of Africa.
Hurricane Francine weakens to a tropical storm. Three other systems tracked in the Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center’s forecast again calls for Francine to hit as a Category 2 storm after the hurricane strengthened overnight in the warmer-than-average waters of the Gulf of Mexico. However, forecasters said a last-minute burst of dry air and wind shear could halt the storm’s development just before landfall.
Sept. 10 marks the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season
Tuesday, Sept. 10, marks the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. This is the day of the year when, statistically, the Atlantic Basin has had the most hurricanes and named storms throughout history.
Atlantic hurricane season reaches peak as potential tropical storm develops
There is some activity worth watching now as it gets close to the peak of hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center has an area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico labeled as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Six” which will likely become Tropical Storm Francine by Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
Tropical depression forms in Atlantic as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Francine
If the depression forms into a tropical storm, it would be named Gordon and would be the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
The next tropical storm could form in the Atlantic soon. It’s headed west, slowly
The next potential named storm — tropical depression 7 — could break that streak. The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center keeps would-be Gordon far out to sea, with a slow crawl west for the next few days and a potential curve away from land by early next week.
The Gulf is a hurricane hotbed. But is an Atlantic Niña stalling development elsewhere?
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Talking the Tropics With Mike: Gordon languishing E. Atlantic... low E/NE of Jax...Mexico depression
The Atlantic Basin Overview: (1) ‘91-L′ - “Potential Tropical Cyclone Six” was upgraded to tropical storm “Francine” Mon. morning becoming a hurricane Tue. evening then made landfall near 6pm EDT ...