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 »
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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 »
CAT-i Bulletin: Typhoon Haishen
Typhoon Haishen made landfall near Ulsan, South Korea around 9 AM GMT+9 Monday, with 1-minute maximum sustained winds of around 155 km/hr (96 mph) prior to landfall, a category-2. About six hours before landfall, the storm brushed past Japan’s Kyushu Island. Haishen hit areas already affected by typhoon Maysak, and flood effects were further amplified by prior monsoon activity i ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura made landfall around 1 AM CDT Thursday, August 27 as a high-end category-4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The storm moved ashore near Cameron, Louisiana after a period of rapid intensification, tying for the fifth strongest landfalling continental US hurricane on record. Severe wind damage has been reported to property and infrastructure in ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Report: Midwest Derecho Activity
Severe thunderstorm activity in recent days has rendered considerable impacts from the Northern Plains through the Lower Great Lakes and Southeast. In particular, a significant derecho affected areas from Iowa through the Mississippi Valley and Lower Great Lakes on August 10, with concentrated reports of damaging wind gusts in excess of 75 mph. The storms produced downed trees ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Explosion Event – Beirut Port
Whilst the rescue effort is still in progress, the explosive event in the Port of Beirut that occurred on Tuesday 4 August tragically resulted in at least 137 fatalities, 5000 injuries and widespread damage across a large area of the city. Much of the port has been totally destroyed with a crater measuring 140 m in diameter, partial collapse of the grain silos, total collapse ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias rendered impacts over a large area during its lifetime to include portions of the Caribbean, the U.S. Atlantic Coast and Canada. After rendering impacts due to heavy rainfall and strong winds to the Caribbean, the storm made a close approach to the Florida Atlantic Coast. Hurricane Isaias then made landfall in the Carolinas as a category-1 hurricane while ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Hurricane Hanna
Hurricane Hanna, the eighth named storm and first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, made landfall in South Texas at 6PM EDT, July 25, 2020 as a category-1 hurricane. This is the highest number of named storms in the Atlantic this early in the season, according to the known historical record, and is one storm ahead of the hyperactive 2005 season. ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Report: Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo)
In the Northwest Pacific Basin, Typhoon Vongfong made landfall in the Philippines on May 14 around 12:15 PM local time (0415 UTC), in the municipality of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar Province. Just after moving inland, the typhoon carried 1-minute sustained winds of around 185 km/hr (115 mph), a category-3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale according to the Joint Typhoon Warning ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Report: Severe Thunderstorm Activity – U.S. Southeast
Weekend severe thunderstorm activity has affected areas from the Southern Plains to the Atlantic Coast, with especially severe activity reported Sunday, April 12. In particular, several long-track, destructive tornadoes were reported including a confirmed EF-3 crossing portions of Monroe, Louisiana, another EF-3 near Clemson, South Carolina and two significant tornadoes ... Continue Reading »
