Category: atlantic

Saharan dust to visit the Mid-South

June 25, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, saharan dust

The next in a string of unusual events in 2020 may be the arrival of Saharan dust in the United States, and more […]
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Atlantic/Caribbean tropics getting started early

June 17, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

Atlantic hurricane season just started on June 1, but already things look to be “heating up” in the warm waters of the Caribbean […]
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Friday afternoon update on Tropical Storm Isaac

August 24, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

Last night, I wrote a pretty detailed blog on Tropical Storm Isaac. If you wish to review it, click here. I won’t go […]
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Thursday evening update on Tropical Storm Isaac

August 23, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

For the past day or so, we’ve been pushing out bits of information about Tropical Storm Isaac on our social feeds, however there […]
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Major hurricane Ophelia’s effects recorded by NOAA buoy

October 3, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, buoy, major hurricane

On Saturday morning, October 1, as it reached category 3 strength, Hurricane Ophelia passed directly over a NOAA buoy positioned a couple hundred […]
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Tropical Storm Lee drops copious rainfall across the southeast

September 6, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, rain, tropical

The map below shows the 7-day total precipitation encompassing the first week of September through this morning at 7am. As you can see […]
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Squeeze play – cold front and Tropical Storm Lee combine to bring rainy, cooler weather

September 4, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, forecast discussion, tropical

T.S. Lee makes landfall and a cold front moves towards the region from the north on Sunday morning Tropical Storm Lee made landfall […]
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Tropical Storm Lee eyes Gulf Coast – rain and cooler temps to result in the Mid-South

September 2, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, forecast discussion, tropical

Recently-upgraded Tropical Storm Lee is meandering ever so slowly over the northern Gulf of Mexico, roughly 180 miles west-southwest of the mouth of […]
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Could “Lee” bring tropical conditions to the Gulf Coast for Labor Day?

August 31, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

I’ve mentioned on social media a couple of times the strong possibility of a Gulf of Mexico tropical system this Labor Day weekend. […]
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Weekend forecast looks nice in the Mid-South, but not in the northeast U.S!

August 25, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, forecast discussion, major hurricane, stormwatch+, tropical

The blog has been quiet of late, owing to many things going on behind the scenes, as well as other obligations that have […]
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Potential tropical system takes aim on parched Texas

July 27, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, drought, tropical

A strong tropical wave, which later this afternoon could become Tropical Depression 4 or Tropical Storm Don, is beginning to swirl just off […]
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2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

May 26, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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2010 recap, atlantic, forecast, tropical

Hurricane Isabel, 2003 With all of the severe weather, tornadoes, and flooding getting the press lately, the Atlantic Ocean is probably thinking “what about […]
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Recap of 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season

December 1, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

As predicted by all of the major players at the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, 2010 proved to be a very […]
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Busy hurricane season continues with I, J, and K

September 15, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

What seemed like a slow start to hurricane season has definitely taken on new life in September! The Atlantic basin is currently featuring […]
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Peak of hurricane season today

September 10, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

As the graph above (courtesy NOAA) shows, today (September 10) marks the peak of the average Atlantic hurricane season. To date, we have […]
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Mid-July Atlantic Tropical Update

July 20, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

So far, it’s been a relatively quiet start to the 2010 Atlantic tropical season (which had started with nearly unanimous predictions for a […]
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Tropical disturbance organizing, will become T.D. 1

June 25, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

A disturbance traversing the southern Caribbean the past several days has continued to become more organized with deeper convection the past day or […]
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2010 Atlantic tropical season ready to produce “Alex”?

June 13, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

So far, two weeks into the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, the tropics have been quiet. But that may change early this week as […]
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Colorado State hurricane experts update their 2010 outlook

June 2, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

In an update to my post from Monday, Colorado State University hurricane forecast experts Drs. Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray released […]
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Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Tuesday

May 31, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

The start of Atlantic Hurricane season is tomorrow, June 1, and there seems to be much fear and trepidation as this season begins. […]
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