Tag Archives: 2009 hurricane season

Slow Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

As we turn the calendar to December, we mark the end of the Atlantic hurricane season.  This isn’t to say a tropical cyclone couldn’t develop at some point, but it’s highly unlikely.  NOAA has issued the lowly-anticipated press release no … Continue reading →

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Down Year for Hurricanes, Tornadoes

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

I re-tweeted this article from the Examiner regarding the slow tornado and hurricane season.  To be honest, I wasn’t convinced of everything in the article, so I decided to do a little of my own research.  Turns out they were … Continue reading →

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Heavy Rain, Flooding Expected in the Southeast

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

The remnants of Ida are pushing through the southeast U.S. and heavy rain is accompanying the storm.  As much as 4 inches of rain could fall in parts of Alabama and Georgia by tomorrow morning.  This storm will move northeastward … Continue reading →

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Ida Becomes a Hurricane Just Before Landfall

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

Hurricane Ida it is.  As of 7AM EST this morning, Ida is a barely a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.  Luckily, it appears Ida will make landfall near a rather desolate part of Nicaragua.  (There aren’t many cities … Continue reading →

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Tropical Depression 11 Forms in Caribbean

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

 Tropical Depression 11 has formed in the eastern Caribbean near the coast of Nicaragua.  It is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm in the next 12 hours.  At that time, it would receive the name “Ida”.  TD 11 is … Continue reading →

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TS Henri Meets a Quick, Familiar End

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

In the end, the original forecast from the NHC was correct.  Henri lasted only 48 hours (5 PM Tuesday to 5 PM Thursday).  It did strengthen from its’ original intensity, which was not anticipated.  However, over the last 24 hours, … Continue reading →

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TS Henri Persisting in the Atlantic

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

TS Henri actually strengthened a bit overnight before weakening to its’ original intensity (40 mph sustained winds) this afternoon.  Henri is still expected to dissipate in the next 60 hours, but, frankly, it wasn’t expected to last this long, so … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Henri Forms Suddenly in Atlantic

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

Seemingly out of nowhere, Tropical Storm Henri has formed in the Atlantic Ocean about 600 miles East of the Northern Leeward Islands.  Initial intensity is 40 mph.  As you can probably tell from the graphic above, Henri, like Grace before … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Grace, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

It begin at 11:00 PM on Sunday and ended at 11:00 PM on Monday.  In 24 hours, TS Grace went from non-tropical to tropical to extratropical as the storm was swept up by a mid-latitude cyclone about 200 miles southwest … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Grace Appears in Rare Location

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Greg Marvelous

That is Tropical Storm Grace in the northeastern Atlantic.  Apparently, after having features of a mid-latitude cyclone, it developed the characteristics of a tropical storm with a deep convective core and an eye-like structure.  Thus, it was given the name … Continue reading →

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