Key Headlines Landfall Recap: Henri made landfall as a tropical storm early Sunday afternoon, August 22. Landfall occurred along the western Rhode Island coastline, near Westerly, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and higher gusts. Slow Moving: The center of Henri is currently located over New York's Hudson Valley and is nearly stationary in movement. Henri ... Continue Reading »
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Tropical Storm Henri Landfall Today, Impacts Moving Onshore
Key Headlines The forecast is unchanged: Henri is a high end tropical storm with landfall expected midday Sunday on far eastern Long Island and then subsequently tracking close to the Connecticut / Rhode Island border. A full discussion of the forecast can be read in our Friday August 20 update, while today's update focuses on the major perils at risk with the ... Continue Reading »
Live Event: Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Hoisted for Henri’s Approach to Southern New England, Grace to Make Second Landfall Tonight
Key Headlines Henri: The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane and storm surge watches for portions of Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts due to a further west shift and higher model confidence of this outcome. While the mean expectation is for a high end tropical storm at US landfall, there is an increasing possibility Henri retains ... Continue Reading »
Live Event: TS Henri Increasing Threat To Northeast US, Atlantic Canada; Grace Makes Yucatan Landfall
Key Headlines Henri a Threat to New England by Sunday: Weather models are notably slower and further west with Henri over the last two days. These shifts increase the risk for tropical storm impacts by Sunday for New England and possibly Atlantic Canada by Monday. Grace Makes Landfall on the Eastern Yucatan Peninsula: The forecast for Grace verified, making ... Continue Reading »
Live Event: TS Grace to Impact Yucatan as a Hurricane
TS Grace to Impact Yucatan as Category 1 Hurricane, Atlantic Active with Three Storms Key Headlines Stronger Grace Results in Hurricane Watch for the Yucatan Peninsula: A track further south has resulted in less disruption to Grace while passing south of Hispaniola. After passing over Jamaica today, conditions are favorable for intensification into a category 1 ... Continue Reading »
Post Event Report: Mw 7.2 Haiti Earthquake: August 14, 2021
Event Headlines A large Mw 7.2 earthquake erupted Saturday August 14, 2021 on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone in southwest Haiti, 78 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Significant damage is being reported across southwest Haiti, with recovery efforts hindered by heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Grace and political instability. ... Continue Reading »
Outlook: Wildfire Activity Increasing Across Western US
Key Headlines: Current Fire Activity Increasing: Fire activity continued to increase significantly across the West during July. The onset of the seasonal monsoon effectively moderated fire activity in the Four Corners Region, while warm temperatures fueled large and damaging wildfires in California and the Pacific Northwest. The Dixie Fire in California has become ... Continue Reading »
Post Event Report: Henan Flood – July 17-21
Summary During the period of July 17 to 21, catastrophic flooding affected Zhengzhou, Henan in Mainland China. The flooding was driven by historic intense rainfall caused by the combination of air-flow around the Western North Pacific Subtropical High (WNPSH), and tropical cyclones Cempaka and In-fa. The observed precipitation surpassed the historical record of past decades ... Continue Reading »
Live Event: Elevated Likelihood of Upper Midwest Severe Wind Event
Key Headlines: The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has flagged a widespread area of Moderate risk (level 4 out 5) through Thursday morning across the Upper Midwest, including much of the state of Wisconsin. Moderate risk issuance is relatively rare, occurring approximately ten times a year. From a timing standpoint, storms are expected to develop across northern ... Continue Reading »
Tropical Storm Elsa Expected To Strengthen to a Hurricane at Landfall along Florida Gulf Coast
Live Event: Tropical Storm Elsa Expected To Strengthen to a Hurricane at Landfall along Florida Gulf Coast Key Headlines Hurricane Warning Issued for a portion of the Florida Gulf Coast: The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a special advisory at 2 pm EDT for TS Elsa, indicating the expectation of strengthening to a Category-1 hurricane prior to a landfall ... Continue Reading »
