Hurricane Isaias made landfall at 11:15PM EDT Monday August 3 as a category 1 hurricane near Ocean Isle, NC. Maximum sustained winds over 75 mph with peak gusts to near 100 mph were observed. As Isaias accelerates north through the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US Tuesday, attention turns to inland flooding in the I-95 megalopolis, tornado activity to the northeast of the storm ... Continue Reading »
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Florida Dodges Isaias, Anticipating Carolinas Hurricane Landfall Monday Night
The Isiais forecast calls for intensification back to category-1 strength today, making landfall in southern North Carolina tonight. Isaias will accelerate northeast into the I-95 corridor through Wednesday, with excessive inland rainfall and coastal storm surge of several feet through New England. ... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Isaias Hugs Florida & Southeast US Coast this Weekend
Isaias has likely reached peak intensity Saturday morning over the central Bahamas. Thereafter, Isaias will track very close to the Florida coastline through Sunday before moving inland in the Carolinas late Monday, likely as a tropical storm. Risk is lower today than yesterday for the US coastline. Bahamas: Most of the island country has seen tropical storm force winds ... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Isaias threatens much of Eastern US Seaboard
Strengthening to a category-1 hurricane overnight, Isaias will bring strong winds and storm surge to much of the Bahamas today. Thereafter, risk has decreased for much of the Florida peninsula, while risk is increasing for hurricane impacts from the Carolinas through the Mid-Atlantic over the next five days. Key regional impacts from Isaias: Bamahas: category 1-2 ... Continue Reading »
TS Isaias to threaten mainland US as hurricane, active Caribbean threat
Tropical Storm Isaias crosses Puerto Rico and Hispaniola today, causing some temporary decline in intensity. Thereafter, the NHC forecast calls for Isaias to intensify to borderline tropical storm / category-1 strength near south Florida by Saturday. Land interaction and the strength of the Bermuda high thereafter will determine the strength and track of Isaias further up the ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Douglas Escalating Threat, Ongoing Hanna Impacts
Hurricane Douglas poses an escalating threat for hurricane impacts to Hawaii over the coming 24 hours. Impacts of a category-1 hurricane are expected over the entire Hawaiian Islands together with heavy rainfall. In the meantime Tropical Storm Fay continues to weaken as it moves into northeastern Mexico. The threat of heavy rainfall and tropical storm conditions is ongoing over ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Hurricane Hanna Landfall
Hurricane Hanna made landfall at 6PM EDT (22 UTC) today on the southern coast of Texas over Padre Island, 15 miles north of Port Mansfield. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were 90 mph, a category-1 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, according to National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisories. Since yesterday evening, Hanna underwent rapid intensification over very warm waters, ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Escalating Tropical Activity – Hanna, Douglas
Tropical activity has escalated in recent days, with the recent development of Hurricane Hanna in the Northwestern Gulf, and Hurricane Douglas in the Central Pacific. Hurricane Hanna should make landfall on the south Texas coast later this afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Landfall intensity of Hanna should be as a category-1 hurricane on the ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
Looking forward to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, seasonal outlook providers are forecasting an active season in the North Atlantic Basin. The numbers include a forecast of nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes in the Basin, relative to averages of six and two, respectively, according to Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University. The season is already off to a record ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Last Chance to Offer Opinion
The Guy Carpenter Weather Sentinel survey to provide insight on how we can improve the real-time natural catastrophe communications. Your opinions on the frequency of Weather Sentinel communications, interest in broadening our peril coverage and several other topics is valuable in shaping our 2020 communications strategy. We look forward to hearing from you. Please click the ... Continue Reading »
