From Tropical Storm to Category 5: The Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco

2023-10-27 09:23:52 In less than 12 hours, Otis went from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 hurricane. Early Wednesday morning it hit the Mexican resort of Acapulco with that intensity and left it incommunicado for hours. Only on Thursday morning were the authorities able to issue the first report of victims: at least … Read more

Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Otis: Unprecedented Evolution & Devastation in Acapulco

2023-10-26 23:27:23 In less than 12 hours, Otis went from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 hurricane. Early Wednesday morning it hit the Mexican resort of Acapulco with that intensity and left it incommunicado for hours. Only on Thursday morning were the authorities able to issue the first report of victims: at least … Read more

Severe Flooding in California: Unprecedented Damage Caused by Tropical Storm Hilary

2023-08-22 01:54:00 California received its first tropical storm warning this weekend for Tropical Storm Hilary moving north into the Desert Southwest. Learn about the damage that was caused in this unprecedented event. Tropical Storm Hilary caused severe flooding in the arid Desert Southwest, in the state of California. Claire Mcallister Meteored United States 21/08/2023 21:54 … Read more

‘I do not authorize’: Why can’t hurricanes be called ‘Ian’ and ‘Fiona’?

Los Hurricanes ‘Ian’ and ‘Fiona’will be removed from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names due to the number of deaths and destruction they caused, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO, for its acronym in English). Accordingly, Hurricane ‘Fiona’ will now be known as ‘Farrah’, while ‘Idris’ will replace ‘Ian’. In this regard, … Read more

Ian becomes a hurricane; on Wednesday it would approach West Florida – NBC 7 Miami (51)

MIAMI – Ian became a hurricane on Monday as it continued to move through Caribbean waters, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami. On Wednesday it would approach the coast of Florida. According to him latest NHC bulletin posted at 8:00 am ET. As of Monday, the system was about 90 miles south-southwest … Read more

Latest – NBC 7 Miami (51)

MIAMI.- This Friday, tropical depression 9 formed in the Caribbean, which according to the forecast of the National Hurricane Center will strengthen during its advance through the Caribbean Sea and could become tropical storm Hermine in the next few hours. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the day and it is expected to become a tropical … Read more

Storm Fiona is forecast to pass near Puerto Rico this weekend

The tormenta tropical Fiona increased its sustained winds to near 50 mph (miles per hour) with higher gusts, confirmed the National Hurricane Center (NHC, in English) through its full report at 11:00 pm. Fiona’s center is at latitude 16.7 degrees north and longitude 52.0 degrees west, about 650 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Also, … Read more