Plain Language Summary Hurricanes and tropical storms are severe atmospheric weather phenomena that can affect drastically the human life. The effect of this kind of events is not only limited to ground level but also extends through the atmosphere to the high altitudes. One of the most important features of these events, which has an…
UPDATES BELOW The latest GOES16 satellite closeup of the eye of Hurricane Michael at landfall. Live Source here This morning, it has further intensified and now stands on the threshold of a CAT5 storm. It would become Cat5 at 156mph sustained winds. NASA: Max sustained winds in high-end Cat 4 #Hurricane #Michael have unfortunately continued to…
Note, about 5 minutes after publication, the “maybe” was added. See statement from Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. below. By Michael Bastasch Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 4 storm on Wednesday morning as it barrels towards the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend areas. When it strikes, it will be the most powerful storm on record…
In April 2006, a Boeing Delta II rocket launched CloudSat, along with a second satellite, CALIPSO, into space on two- and three-year missions to study the world’s clouds and a mix of airborne particles called aerosols. Twelve years later, both satellites are still chugging along, though it hasn’t always been easy going in recent years. In CloudSat’s case,…
As millions of people along the Atlantic Coast of the United States board up windows and evacuate before Hurricane Florence makes landfall, remote sensing researchers and forecasters are monitoring the environmental conditions fueling the powerful storm. They are assembling a suite of satellite images and data products that could aid storm preparedness and recovery efforts by federal and local…
The GOES-16 satellite has been producing stunning imagery every since it made orbit. Today is no exception. Here is a closeup view of the eye of Hurricane Florence as it nears the Carolinas. This video was taken yesterday during rapid strengthening of the hurricane as it reached Category4 status. It may take a bit to…
From the BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES and the “hurricane drought started in 2005” department comes this curios study that throws some cold ocean water on any claims made by warmists that the number of hurricanes is increasing. What is the maximum possible number of Atlantic tropical cyclones? See the year 2005 In a multi-national collaborative…
UPDATE 8PM PDT Lane is now a Tropical Storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. As of 5 PM HST, Tropical Storm Lane was located 150 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii, and 160 miles west of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and is moving to the northwest at 3 mph. UPDATE: 4PM PDT Radar shows what's left…
UPDATES AND LIVE CAM LINK FOLLOWS The battle of the weather forecast computer models is about to be waged. Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. writes on Twitter: So far, it looks like ECMWF had best handle on hurricane. Nonetheless, @NWSHonolulu has been doing an excellent job that will save lives. @RyanMaue @richardabetts @BigJoeBastardi @CliffMass @curryja @NWSDirector…
I’ve been watching this on my own analysis system, and I’ve noted that while ensemble model forecast tracks are literally “all over the map” the official forecast seems to suggest a near miss. In the graphic above, we can see the wide view and the historical track of Hurricane Lane, now a CAT4 storm (after…