Tropical Cyclones Lowell track shifting away from Kauai? 4 Sep 20264 Sep 2026 TL;DR: Indications that Lowell track may be shifting to the west, which would be great. Still watching the West Pacific, where tropical storm Krovanh is doing a loop around Okinawa…
Tropical Cyclones Edouard rains, potentially bad scenario setting up for Kauai (Hawaii) 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026 Edouard may not have been much of a tropical storm from a wind/storm surge standpoint, but it is dumping epic amounts of rain in Texas. The radar-derived totals over the…
Tropical Cyclones Edouardo forms, NHC worries 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026 Yesterday Invest area AL97 went from potential tropical cyclone to tropical depression to tropical storm. In this morning's forecast discussion, NHC worries it could actually become a hurricane before landfal.…
Doomwatch!… Is a storm forming in the Gulf? 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026 TL;DR: Is a storm forming in the Gulf? Maybe. Is a threat? Probably not, but it's complicated. I am sometimes accused of downplaying storm threats, but understand my perspective is…
Tropical Cyclones Elevated levels of “meh” in the Atlantic; Pacific active but no threats 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026 TL;DR: NHC has the blob in the Gulf at 20%, but does advise TX/LA to "monitor." Storm formerly known as Dolly moving through northern Caribbean, just a rain thing. Elsewhere…
Tropical Cyclones NHC discontinues advisories on Dolly 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026 At 11am today (Friday) NHC discontinued advisories on Dolly since it has degenerated into an open wave. What does that mean? In order to be classified as a tropical cyclone,…
Tropical Cyclones Dolly update for Friday Morning 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026 Tropical Storm Dolly is a small area of convection in the midst of a broad pinwheel of clouds on the visual satellite image as the sun rises over the Atlantic…
Tropical Cyclones NHC Starts advisories on Tropical Storm Dolly 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026 As expected NHC started advisories on AL042026, Tropical Storm Dolly. Dolly is expected to be short lived ... Key messages regarding Tropical Storm Dolly (en EspaƱol: Mensajes Claves). Here's my…
Tropical Cyclones Saudel near landfall, AL96 may briefly become a storm today 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026 TL;DR: the blob in the Atlantic is still at 70% chance of spinup per NHC, looks more organized this morning but is about to hit an unfavorable environment. Typhoon Saudel…
Tropical Cyclones No hand-holding today … 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026 Swamped, so no hand holding. Unless you're in China no tropical worries. Done. Typhoon Saudel has crossed the Ryuku Islands, leaving mudslides, some damage, and a few injuries in its…