Tropical Storm Melissa forms in Caribbean
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Tropical Storm Jerry continues to look like a storm that just can’t catch a break. Despite being upgraded slightly in strength, Jerry remains disorganized, with
Melissa remains a tropical storm. It’s been having a rough time due to wind shear, but conditions are expected to become more favorable for development by this weekend. So, it’s expected to become a hurricane... and maybe even rapidly intensify into a Major Hurricane... all while meandering in the Central Caribbean.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - Early Sunday is now a First Alert Weather Day! We continue to monitor the development of a storm system that will track across the area with a cold front early Sunday morning. This remains a low end threat but it will have some impacts across the area.
Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: Non-tropical or subtropical low pressure will develop east of Florida Friday then move northward over the far Western Atlantic & will help cause another round of strong onshore flow, gusty winds, flooding at times of high tide & some rain through Friday into Saturday.
The bottom line is if the 2025 season only had one last shot to threaten land, would it seize it, or just let it slip by?
Imagine trying to build a tower of cards in a wind tunnel. No matter how strong the foundation, the upper layers won’t stand a chance. That’s what wind shear does to a developing storm. Wind shear refers to the change in wind speed and/or direction ...
I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays close attention to the Atlantic hurricane season. Here’s a quick look at one of the key forces that can determine whether a storm will become a destructive hurricane. Wind shear is ...