Tropical Storm Bertha – May 27-28, 2020 Tropical Storm Bertha was our second named storm of the 2020 Atlantic season and affected a bit more area than Tropical Storm Arthur. TS Bertha winds were lower at 50 mph (85 km/h) and the storm’s lowest pressure only reached 1004 mbar. This storm followed Tropical Storm Arthur, which occurred from May 16-20. Unfortunately, a much broader swath of the Eastern US was affected including...

Our first Atlantic tropical storm was another early or “off-season” tropical storm, achieving Tropical Storm status on May 17th, continuing a possibly disturbing trend. The depression was first noted on May 16 and the storm lasted into the 20th. tropical storm Arthur was first thought to be directed at Florida but skirted impacting it with heavy rains and made landfall on the outer banks of North Carolina. Tropical storm Arthur...

What Do Those Dots and Colors Mean? When you see a forecast map with blue triangles and various colored circles, you have to wonder what each one is. Here is the image from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) showing what each means. NOAA through its project Ocean Explorer provides us much of the information we have about our oceans and provides massive amounts of educational materials for students of all ages. The...

June 2 – 8, 2020 Tropical Storm Cristobal became the earliest third named Atlantic storm on record on June 2, continuing the pattern of earlier and more frequent storms we have been seeing over the last few years. The storm originated as a Pacific storm, Tropical Storm Amanda, on the last day of May. As Amanda crossed over Guatemala and dissipated, the remnants began to reform over the Bay of Campeche as Tropical Depression 3....

**UPDATE, JULY 3** Arthur Now A Hurricane Early Thursday morning, July 3, Tropical Storm Arthur was upgraded to hurricane status, and will only strengthen more as it moves north-northeast up towards the North Carolina Coast at 14 miles per hour. Currently, the center of Hurricane Arthur is located 260 miles southwest of Cape Hatteras and 110 miles south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina. Later Thursday, a northeast turn by Hurricane Arthur...

**UPDATE, JULY 3** Tropical Storm Douglas is hanging on as Elida diminishes. After moving slightly northwestward and maintaining tropical storm strength throughout Wednesday, July 2, Tropical Storm Douglas is expected to weaken to a depression later today, Thursday, July 3 and become a remnant low by Friday morning. Currently the storm is located 460 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, and is moving northwest at 2 miles...