What dictates a hurricane’s strength?
There are many ways to categorize a hurricane. The storm’s central pressure is one way. The height of its storm surge is another. How much rain it drops is another. And, of course, the strength of its wind is another. But what causes a hurricane to strengthen or weaken? The answer is simple enough, but multifaceted.
Hurricane season: How long will it stay quiet?
There haven't been any tropical storms or hurricanes since Tropical Storm Elsa struck northwest Florida two weeks ago And nothing is expected for another week or more, as a global climate system causes air to sink over the Atlantic, suppressing the formation of tropical storms or hurricanes.
sun-sentinel.comFamily seeks charges against Minneapolis cop in fatal chase
The family of an innocent motorist who was killed when a Minneapolis police officer crashed into him while chasing a suspect called Friday for the officer to be fired and prosecuted. The crash this week fatally injured Leneal Frazier, 40, an uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes for recording cellphone video of George Floyd’s arrest and death last year. Police have said Officer Brian Cummings had his lights and siren activated Tuesday as he pursued a suspect in a carjacking and several robberies, and that the suspect ran a red light just before Cummings crashed into Frazier's vehicle in a residential neighborhood.
news.yahoo.comLate-season tropical disturbances should weaken over next few days
Forecasters say a cluster of showers and thunderstorms is getting smaller although it could acquire some subtropical conditions before it comes up against a cold front. As of 7 a.m. Friday morning, the system was located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda and moving toward the northeast. Forecasters give it a 40% chance of developing over the next 48 hours.
sun-sentinel.comHurricane Delta, at Category 3 strength with 120 mph winds, nears Louisiana with life-threatening storm surge forecast
This would be the record-tying fourth storm to make landfall in Louisiana this year. The state has already seen landfalls by tropical storms Cristobal and Marco and Hurricane Laura, which ravaged the southwestern region as it roared ashore as a Category 4 storm in August. More than 6,600 Laura evacuees remain in hotels around the state, mainly in New Orleans, because their homes are too heavily damaged to return.
sun-sentinel.comHurricane Delta remains Category 4 storm as winds drop to 130 mph
“Storms don’t move by themselves, they move by the pattern that is set up at the time,” Feltgen said. “We’ve been in this pattern where we get a number of these systems that have been moving through the Caribbean and then they’re gonna start gaining some latitude as they get into the western Caribbean and that puts them in the Gulf of Mexico. And once you’ve got a storm in the Gulf of Mexico, it’s very rare for them to get out of the Gulf without hitting something.”
sun-sentinel.comLaura expected to reach Category 2 strength, Marco downgraded to tropical storm
The two storms are products of whats shaping up to be a historic hurricane season, one that fulfils forecasters observations that ocean temperatures and climate patterns had come together to create nearly ideal conditions for storm formation. The storms materialized just as the Atlantic entered the peak of the season, a period that runs through mid-October and reaches its own peak on Sept. 10.
sun-sentinel.comLaura expected to reach Category 2 strength, Marco downgraded to tropical storm
The two storms are products of whats shaping up to be a historic hurricane season, one that fulfils forecasters observations that ocean temperatures and climate patterns had come together to create nearly ideal conditions for storm formation. The storms materialized just as the Atlantic entered the peak of the season, a period that runs through mid-October and reaches its own peak on Sept. 10.
sun-sentinel.comHow prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out
Hurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.
Potentially catastrophic cyclone takes aim on India and Bangladesh
India Our Atlantic Hurricane Season may have gotten off to an early start with Tropical Storm Arthur, but a much, much more powerful storm is underway on the other side of the world. But the greatest threat Cyclone Amphan brings is not necessarily its winds, but its potentially catastrophic storm surge. To compound the problem, the shallow Bay of Bengal and geography of the coast along India and Bangladesh make the region very vulnerable to storm surge. Current estimates are that 13-16 feet of storm surge may occur along somewhere near the India/Bangladesh border. The deadliest tropical cyclone in world history occurred in the Bay of Bengal in 1970, when the cataclysmic Bhola Cyclone made landfall in Bangladesh, killing an estimated 300,000 - 500,000 people.
Deadly storms cause destruction across East Coast
Violent storms that pummeled the East Coast overnight are moving off the New England coast. The powerful stretch of storms is responsible for at least eight deaths in the South. Several tornadoes ripped through Virginia, killing four. Chip Reid reports from Waverly, south of Richmond, where a state of emergency is in place.
cbsnews.comSwamped by storms: Intense flooding overwhelms Tennessee and Arkansas
Swamped by storms: Intense flooding overwhelms Tennessee and Arkansas Weekend downpours along the Mississippi River flooded a mobile home park in Memphis and forced 150 residents to flee to shelters. WREG's Molly Smith reports.
cbsnews.comSevere storms move across Central Plains
Severe storms move across Central Plains The Central Plains and the Mississippi Valley are bracing for severe storms. Parts of Northern Colorado have seen a funnel cloud touch down, and portions of Kansas have already seen significant hail and a tornado. Vinita Nair reports.
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