At a Glance Douglas is the first Eastern Pacific major hurricane of 2020.Douglas will gradually weaken, but is still likely to strike Hawaii Sunday.It may either be a tropical storm or low-end hurricane as it sweeps through. Heavy rain, strong winds, coastal flooding and high surf are expected.The exact track of Douglas will determine how much of the islands see the strongest winds. Hurricane Douglas is forecast to sweep through Hawaii as a tropical storm or hurricane this weekend, where...

At a Glance The biggest danger going forward is flooding rainfall. Locally heavy rain will spread across South Texas into northeast Mexico. That locally heavy rain will linger well after landfall.Hurricane force winds are likely along the Texas coast.Rough surf and minor coastal flooding are expected along the northern and western Gulf Coast. Hurricane Hanna has made landfall on Padre Island in South Texas as a Category Hurricane, but the potential for dangerous rainfall flash flooding extends through the weekend....

At a Glance Tropical Depression Gonzalo is nearing Trinidad and Tobago.It's expected to sweep through the southern Windward Islands Saturday.It is a very small storm, so its impacts will be minimal.Flooding rain, high winds, high surf and coastal flooding are all possible in parts of the Windward Islands.Gonzalo is the earliest seventh named storm to form in the Atlantic. Gonzalo was the to form in the Atlantic basin, according to Phil Klotzbach, a tropical scientist at Colorado State University. The...

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At a Glance Intensity forecasts for tropical storms and hurricanes can be challenging at times.Gonzalo and Hanna illustrated this last week.A new study says intensity forecasts have improved some in the past decade.Track forecasts improved in recent decades. Forecasting intensity changes in tropical storms and hurricanes remains a big challenge, and Hanna and Gonzalo provided another example of this last week. Initial forecasts for Hanna from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Wednesday night and Thursday morning called for maximum winds...

At a Glance Hanna quickly intensified to a hurricane before slamming into South Texas. Storm surge flooding, damaging winds and a few tornadoes were produced by Hanna.Hanna's rainfall flooding was the main impact, extending into northeast Mexico. Hurricane Hanna slammed into the South Texas coast with storm surge flooding, damaging winds, and flooding rain that spread into the Rio Grande Valley and into northeast Mexico. Hanna formed from a tropical wave which migrated westward across the Gulf of Mexico. By...

At a Glance Hurricane Douglas tracked just far enough north to spare Hawaii its full fury.Hurricane warnings were issued for Maui, Oahu and Kauai.Despite that, Douglas' hurricane-force winds remained a few tens of miles north of those locations. Hurricane Douglas brushed Hawaii with rain and wind, but its track spared the islands its worst by just a few dozen miles. Douglas first became a tropical depression on July 20 over 900 miles southwest of Los Cabos, Mexico. Two days later,...

At a Glance A broad area of low pressure is being watched for possible tropical development.This system could be located near or north of the Lesser Antilles by Wednesday night.It could bring at least some rain and gusty winds to the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico.It's too early to know what impacts this system might bring to any other land areas, including the United States. Tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued in parts of the Leeward Islands. For...

At a Glance A broad area of low pressure will likely become Tropical Storm Isaias in the eastern Caribbean.Tropical storm warnings and watches are posted from the Leeward Islands to the southeast BahamasHeavy rain is expected through Thursday from the Leeward Islands to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.The rainfall could trigger flash flooding and mudslides.The forecast for this system beyond the Caribbean is highly uncertain because of multiple factors.First impacts could be felt in parts of Florida as soon as this...

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Tropical Storm Isaias is dumping heavy rain on parts of the Caribbean and could bring tropical-storm-force winds to Florida's East Coast beginning Saturday. A tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of Florida's East Coast from the Upper Florida Keys to Sebastian Inlet, Florida. This includes Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. For the latest on Isaias, along with a discussion of its remaining forecast uncertainties, . The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on...

At a Glance The forecast for Isaias has been uncertain for days.There is a forecast factor today that could help bring things into focus. The track and intensity forecast for Tropical Storm Isaias has had many elements of uncertainty, even days before its formation Wednesday night. But today there could be a pivotal point in the forecast that allows the future strength and track to come more into focus. One of the reasons for all of the uncertainty is the...

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