Weather News

Hurricane Irene takes aim at the United States

By Jesse Vinturella
Hurricane Irene is currently moving through the Bahamas as a Category 3 major storm.  Irene will continue to track closer to the United States before finally making a potentially historic landfall later this weekend.  First to feel im

Tropical Storm Irene forms near Leeward Islands

By Jesse Vinturella
Tropical Storm Irene has formed near the Leeward Islands.  It currently has winds of 50 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph.  It will be moving due west for the next couple of days, and could possibly become the first hurricane of the 2011 s

Tropical Storm Harvey forms in Caribbean

By Jesse Vinturella
Tropical Storm Harvey has formed north of Honduras.  It will continue to track due west toward Belize.  This storm is of no threat to the Gulf Coast, once it moves inland near Belize it will quickly begin to diminish in intensity.

The tropics are becoming active

By Jesse Gunkel
We now have three areas of focus in the tropics. Tropical Depression #8 has formed just off the coast of Honduras. It should be inland by tomorrow, possibly intensifying to a tropical storm. 

2011 Hurricane Season sets new record

By Jesse Vinturella
With Gert's inability to strengthen into a hurricane, the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been put in the record books.  It is the first time since records have been kept, that none of the first seven named storms of a season became

Tropics will remain tranquil for the next few days

By Jesse Vinturella
The tropics will remain relatively quiet for the next few days.  The only wave that has potential to form is located in the far Eastern Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands.  Models aren't doing much with it.  We are about to

Final chapter has been written on Emily

By Jesse Vinturella
The final advisory has been given for the remnants of Emily.  From its inception, this storm never got its act together.  It was torn apart by the mountainous terrain of Hispaniola, recovered near the Bahamas, but has since been downg

Tropical Storm Emily reduced to a remnant low

By Jesse Vinturella
The National Hurricane Center has stopped issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Emily.  The storm has been reduced to only a remnant low.  It is possible for the storm to redevelop once over the waters near the Bahamas, so we will cont

Solving the riddle of Tropical Storm Emily's future track

By Jesse Vinturella
Now that Tropical Storm Emily has an official center of circulation, the models have become a little clearer.  Earlier in the day, the models basically were guessing as to where the exact center was located.  That is why we saw such a

Tropical Storm Emily forms

By Jesse Gunkel
At 6:30 pm this evening, Tropical Storm Emily has formed just east of the Lesser Antilles. Emily is moving toward the west near 17 mph.

New tropical cyclone formation almost certain, the future track is not

By Jesse Vinturella
Invest 91 continues to move to the WNW in the Eastern Atlantic.  It is located about 350 miles to the East of Martinique.  The National Hurricane Center gives this area a ninety percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the nex

Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight

By Jesse Vinturella
The peak of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower will be visible to stargazers tonight.  It will be combined with the Alpha Capriconids meteor shower.  The combination of the two will produce anywhere from 15 to 30 "shooting stars&quo

Tropical Storm Don will make landfall late tonight, plus new development possible

By Jesse Vinturella
Tropical Storm Don continues to spin its way toward the Texas coastline.  Don currently has winds of 50 mph, but could strengthen a bit more before making landfall.  Don will be moving into an area, where upper-level winds are margina

Could Tropical Storm Don be the remedy for Texas' drought?

By Jesse Vinturella
Tropical Storm Don is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast late Friday into early Saturday.  The storm will certainly provide much needed rainfall to the drought stricken area, and also provide some temporary relief from the oppres

Tropical Storm Don has formed in the Gulf of Mexico

By Jesse Vinturella
The fourth named storm of the 2011 Hurricane Season has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.  Tropical Storm Don currently has winds of 40 mph.  Its current track takes it to the WNW toward the Texas coast.  Stay with us for more update