Zeta made landfall over the Yucatan Peninsula overnight as a category-1 hurricane. Initial media reports indicate downed trees and powerlines with power outages, and variable property damage. Zeta is expected by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to regain strength as a category-1 hurricane as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico today. The hurricane should approach the northern ... Continue Reading »
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California Extreme Fire Weather Conditions, Colorado Fires, and Oct./Nov. Wildfire Outlook
The strongest Santa Ana Wind event thus far of 2020 is forecast for Monday and Tuesday in southern California with wind gusts forecasted to reach 70 miles per hours in terrain-favored areas of the coastal mountains. Low relative humidities and a developing drought makes conditions favorable for quick spread of fires following ignition and extreme fire behavior making ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Delta
Hurricane Delta made landfall near Creole, Louisiana on October 9 as a category-2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. Delta moved ashore just east of where Hurricane Laura made landfall in September and impacts were amplified for those areas still recovering from Laura. Delta also brought a threat for heavy rainfall and flooding from Louisiana to the Carolinas. ... Continue Reading »
Delta on Final Approach to Southwest Louisiana
Hurricane Delta is on final approach to the southwest Louisiana Coast as a category-3 hurricane. The outer bands of the storm have already moved ashore and conditions will deteriorate through the day. The National Hurricane Center forecast is for landfall later this evening as a probable category-2. Delta will then weaken as it moves inland toward the Tennessee Valley. Seawater ... Continue Reading »
Delta to Strengthen and Grow in the Gulf; Takes Aim at Louisiana Coast
Hurricane Delta has regained category-2 strength following landfall yesterday along the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Despite losing a significant amount of strength since Tuesday, Delta is currently a well organized hurricane packing winds of 100 mph and is expected to gradually gain intensity over the next 24 hours due to favorable environmental conditions of warm water, high ... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico; Strengthening on a Path toward US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified to a category-4 hurricane during the day on Tuesday, attaining wind speeds of 145 mph on a path toward the Yucatan Peninsula. A strong than expected shear environment caused Delta to weaken prior to landfall as a category-2 hurricane in Puerto Morelos, Mexico at 5:45 am CDT Wednesday, bringing destructive wind, rain and storm surge to a ... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Delta Much Stronger, Landfalls Anticipated for Cancun, MX and US Gulf Coast
Delta’s has rapidly intensified by 70 mph in the last 24 hours to category-2 strength. The last Atlantic storm to intensify more in 24 hours was Hurricane Wilma in 2005 which intensified an incredible 110 mph from 75 mph to 185 mph. Near ideal conditions for further strengthening will continue over the next 24 hours before making landfall near Cancun, MX as a major hurricane. L ... Continue Reading »
Tropical Storm Delta Late Week US Gulf Coast Threat
Upgraded Monday morning to a tropical storm, conditions in the western Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico are favorable for intensification into a hurricane by mid-week, with rapid intensification likely. Thereafter, Delta will make a turn to the north and eventually northeast with landfall expectations by NHC most likely as a category-2 hurricane on the central Gulf Coast ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Sally
Hurricane Sally made landfall around 5:45 AM EDT on September 16 as a category-2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The core of Sally moved ashore over Orange Beach, Alabama after gaining strength on its final approach to the coast. The slow forward motion of the storm together with its gain in intensity brought prolonged periods of heavy rainfall, storm surge ... Continue Reading »
Atlantic Alphabet Exhausted; Cat-4 Teddy to Approach Bermuda, Wilfred & Alpha form, Beta Likely this Weekend
The hyperactive Atlantic season continues unabated. Category-4 Teddy will track close to Bermuda as a major hurricane Sunday night. Tropical Storm Wilfred formed today in the deep tropics and is no risk to land while Subtropical Storm Alpha formed just off the coast of Portugal. Tropical Depression Twenty-Two is likely to become Beta over the weekend and needs to be mo ... Continue Reading »
