Tropical Cyclones Tropics Update: Erin moves away, 21 Aug 202521 Aug 2025 TL;DR: Tropical Storm Warnings are up for North Carolina, the DELMARVA peninsula, and Bermuda as Erin passes by today. Conditions should start to improve overnight and tomorrow, although most of…
Tropical Cyclones Erin off SE coast (Wed 20 Aug 25) 20 Aug 2025 Just some brief notes this morning, a bit swamped. As a reminder, NHC's Key messages regarding Hurricane Erin (en Español: Mensajes Claves) are the best "quick look" at the storm. Although…
Tropical Cyclones Erin turning north 19 Aug 202519 Aug 2025 Hurricane Erin has weakened a bit, slowed, and is well in to the northward turn just off the Bahamas this morning. As noted in the National Hurricane Center's Key messages…
Tropical Cyclones Tropical storm watches now up for North Carolina (5pm Mon 18 Aug 25) 18 Aug 2025 There are still warnings for the T&C and southeastern Bahamas as well although those should be dropped over night. Here are the latest Key messages regarding Hurricane Erin (en Español: Mensajes…
Doomwatch!… Will Erin Brush Hatteras? (Mon. 18 Aug 2025) 18 Aug 202518 Aug 2025 TL;DR: Erin is expected to track a bit closer to the US Coast, and combined with a large, expanded wind field, there is a risk of hazardous conditions on the…
Administrative… More playing with maps … 17 Aug 2025 As most of you know, in the past I've mostly used Google Earth Pro to generate maps such as this one: all images are embiggenable ... I'm thinking of switching…
Doomwatch!… Erin swipes northern Caribbean 17 Aug 2025 Erin is due north of Puerto Rico this morning, with rain bands causing gusty winds and rain across both PR and the Virgin Islands ... click any image to see…
Doomwatch!… Are waves the new gusts? (Erin Update 16 Aug 25) 16 Aug 202516 Aug 2025 Erin rapidly intensified overnight and is now a compact Category 4 hurricane. The sun isn't up yet, but in this Infrared view (with radar from Puerto Rico overlay) you can…
Doomwatch!… Erin and Gulf Update (Friday 15 August 2025) 15 Aug 202515 Aug 2025 TLDR: Erin still looks to skirt the northern Leeward Islands before curving north. There is a disturbance in the western Gulf of Whatever that should be making landfall today. click…
Doomwatch!… Erin tracks west (14 Aug 25) 14 Aug 202514 Aug 2025 Tropical storm Erin continues to track westward around a high pressure ridge. It hasn't started significant intensification yet, but should become a major hurricane (Category 3) over the next three…