Fiona is now headed toward a potentially historic strike in Atlantic Canada. ⚠️ Fiona is technically not expected to be a hurricane by the time it makes landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday morning, having transitioned to an extratropical system, but predictions of winds in excess of 100 mph and flooding rainfall of up to …
Hurricane Fiona strengthens to Category 4 as it heads toward Bermuda with maximum sustained winds around 130 mph (215 km/h) and higher gusts. 🌀 Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to reach Bermuda by early Thursday.The swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.Afterwards Fiona will strike Nova Scotia as a Major Hurricane …
Hurricane Fiona has intensified into the Atlantic’s first major hurricane as it lashes the Turks and Caicos and it could track near Bermuda and then threaten Atlantic Canada in the next days. 🌀 Fiona is likely to become a Category 4 hurricane in the next 72 hours.Even as the storm swept over the Dominican Republic …
Hurricane Fiona has made a second landfall in the Dominican Republic near Boca de Yuma, as nearly 90% of Puerto Rico remains in blackout. 🌀 After making landfall along the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, bringing catastrophic flooding and leaving the entire island without power, Hurricane Fiona made a second landfall …
Hurricane Kay lashed Mexico’s Pacific coast with rain Tuesday as it moved northward toward the Baja California Peninsula. ☔️ Flooding rainfall will be possible on the Baja Peninsula as the storm approaches.Widespread rainfall amounts of 4-8 inches (100-200 mm) are possible.Higher amounts of 8-12 inches (200-300 mm) can also occur for portions of the peninsula, …
Tropical storm Danielle becomes the first Atlantic hurricane in 2022 with a possible impact to the Azores early next week. 🌀 Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days.The hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic …
Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast will need to remain on high alert through the weekend as newly formed Hurricane Rick has churned up in the warm tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. 🌀 A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Tecpan de Galeana to Punta San Telmo.Hurricane conditions are possible there by late Sunday, with tropical …
Major hurricane Sam is a solid, high-end Category 4 storm and is not expected to intensify any further but will remain over very warm oceanic waters for a few more days, while wind shear is low. This should allow it to remain a major hurricane for another day or two before a gradual weakening begins. …
Sam is still a category 4 hurricane and is expected to cause large swells and high surf over a large portion of the western Atlantic shoreline. At 11 a.m. AST, the center of Hurricane Sam was located over the Atlantic Ocean about 365 miles (585 km) northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and 730 miles …
Sam will likely remain a strong hurricane as it moves northwest over the next five days, well north of the Leeward Islands. The minimum central pressure estimated from NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft observations is 966 mb (28.53 inches).Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher gusts, a category 3 hurricane on the …