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As expected, Franklin became the Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2017 over the Bay of Campeche before making a second landfall in the state of Veracruz with maximum winds of 85 mph. https://twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/895586754002014208 Franklin quickly weakened after landfall with circulation structure torn apart by the high topography of central Mexico. Despite the rapid weakening, the remnants […]
Franklin came ashore over Mexico’s southern Yucatan as a 60 mph tropical storm, weakened over land but brought significant rainfall as you would expect. Now that he’s back over water and warmer water than before, he’s re-strengthening and expected to become the season’s first hurricane prior to a secondary Mexico landfall. Water temps near 90F remain just […]
Tropical Storm Franklin is set to make landfall overnight tonight on the southern end of Mexico’s Yucatan. Currently winds sustained at 60 mph but this system could approach hurricane status prior to landfall and if so would be the 2017 season’s first for the Atlantic. Check out these webcams out of Cancun earlier capturing the […]
We’re into August and right on schedule the tropics are beginning to bubble with a healthy chain of AEW (African easterly waves) riding a prominent AEJ (African easterly jet) out over a warmer than normal MDR (Main development region) stretching from Africa to Mexico. There are two waves currently being monitored and are expected to develop. https://twitter.com/EricBlake12/status/893103154212065280 […]
From weather.com By Jon Erdman Aug 1 2017 05:00 PM EDT Tropical Storm Emily swept through Florida after a whirlwind landfall on July 31, 2017, featuring heavy rain and some local wind damage. Where Did This Come From? Most landfalling tropical cyclones come with at least 24 hours advance warning, usually more. This all started with […]
Article from Channel NewsAsia July 22, 2017 SHANGHAI: Shanghai sweltered under a new record high of 40.9°C (105°F) on Friday (Jul 21), authorities said as they issued a weather “red alert” over a stubborn heat wave that has plagued much of the country. Hospitals in the city have reported increased numbers of patients suffering from […]
Hot times in Iraq with Baghdad touching a record 50.2C (122F), close to the all-time record of 51C (123F) set last year. Even in the foothills of Iraq’s far North, records or even all-time record highs were record on July 22.
A piece of frigid Antarctic air pushed north over southern South America this past week bringing rare heavy snowfalls to many places including Santiago. Frost and temperatures below -5C (22F) have been observed in parts of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay with parts of the Andes crippled by metres deep snow and temperatures down to -25C. […]
Fast start’s to a hurricane season doesn’t in itself mean a busy season ahead, however a busy ‘early season’ where there’s been 5 systems as of mid July and more is on the table in the near term, this does raise some eyebrows. Why? The reason is down to record warm waters in the MDR which […]
As for the tropics, Tropical Storm Don is born and set to cross the Leeward Islands tonight bringing the typical wind and rain. However, unfavourable conditions west of the islands suggests this system won’t be a threat to the US.
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