Every hurricane season has its own unique footprint. 1992 is sometimes remembered as dull excepting one rather tiny landfalling cyclone... Andrew. 1997 might be most memorable for two things - generating the strongest eastern Pacific hurricane on record (Linda), and for actually sending a tropical cyclone into Arizona at what was still tropical ( Read more... )

Some very prominent models and several of the more exotic and experimental kind are starting to hone in big time on a solid tropical cyclone forming within the next couple of days. Things could be getting interesting. I'm not a model monger personally, but have a great deal of respect for them in general, and take particular note when several ( Read more... )

Changes in the tropical landscape tonight:

KIKO:Tropical Storm Kiko is on the fast track to become a hurricane, likely sooner than later, and quite possibly as early as overnight. Looks about as good as any already, and, well, frankly almost looks to be on that "West GOM Rapid Intensification Plan" (TM), at this time. Several models have been ( Read more... )

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I guess...

"Invest" 93W

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9/01/07: A new TWC_A community semi-permanent feature-
HEADLINE INTERESTS
Will feature current weather, climate, or environmental news of heightened interest
from around the globe that we are following more closely at this time in the community...

-To kick it off, on a Labor Day Weekend, no less-Two new potentially history-making systems of ( Read more... )

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