UPDATED August 19 10:37 A.M.: Two potential storms are being tracked in the 5 Day Outlook from the National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida as of August 18th. Now a third area of disturbance is following them! Estimates for the number of storms we will see in 2020 have ranged as high as 25. Given the National Hurricane Center is tracking 3 potential storms we could well see more than that, which would mean we would start over on storm names...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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Initially formed in the east of the Caribbean Sea around August 17-19th, Tropical Storm Harvey could possibly become the first hurricane to hit land since Ike in 2008 as it is expected to arrive in South Texas by Friday or early Saturday. Although it is currently in a depression, remaining stationary off of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and 590 miles south-southeast of Cuero, Texas it is moving northwest through the Caribbean Sea and gaining...

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Tropical Storm Boris brought heavy rains to Mexico’s Pacific coast, forcing the evacuation of hundreds in areas prone to floods and mudslides. TS Boris formed Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Oaxaca and Chiapas, reaching maximum winds of 40 mph and bringing rock and mudslides to some roads. Boris continues to move north at 5 mph toward the narrow strip of Mexico between the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters say Boris may...

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