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Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf, hurricane watch issued in Louisiana
Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.
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NOAA predicting ‘above-normal' 2024 hurricane season with highest ever May forecast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an “above-normal” 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, releasing its highest ever pre-season annual forecast on Thursday.
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Why do ‘I' named storms seem like the most dangerous and damaging? A meteorologist explains
The basic principle to assess a name’s retirement is if the storm was “so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be inappropriate for obvious reasons of sensitivity.”
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How Use of AI Is Helping the National Hurricane Center Provide More Accurate Forecasts
From assembling the possible outcomes of a tropical system, to displaying a dizzying amount of data from dozens of forecast models, the National Hurricane Center says the presence of AI in their workflow is a pillar to the hurricane forecaster’s success.
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Florida in Cone as Potential Tropical Cyclone Forms, Tropical Storm Warning in Puerto Rico
All eyes are on the Atlantic Ocean and what could be the next named system of the 2020 hurricane season that continues to churn in the open waters and has Florida in the cone of concern. The National Hurricane Center issued their first advisory for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 on Tuesday, saying the area was about 435 miles east-southeast of…
