MARIA Mercilessly Devastates Puerto Rico

Torrential Rains Trigger Severe Flooding Across Puerto Rico 

Hurricane MARIA has completely devastated Puerto Rico, plunging the Caribbean island into complete darkness, as widespread flooding submerge roads and inundate the rickety buildings and decaying infrastructure.

HURRICANE MARIA MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO BUT TORRENTIAL RAINS CONTINUE – WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATING OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND WILL SOON IN THE TURK AND CAICOS ISLANDS –NHC

Status as of 11:00 PM AST Wed Sep 20
Location: 19.2°N 67.9°W
Moving: NW at 9 mph
Min pressure: 959 mb
Max sustained winds: 110 mph [~ 177 km/h, Cat. 2B hurricane on FEWW New Hurricane Scale]

Models show MARIA could re-intensify into a major hurricane.

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MARIA INTENSIFYING, EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY –NHC

MARIA Expected to Become a Major Hurricane Late Monday —National Hurricane Center

MARIA CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN – THE EYE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON OR MONDAY EVENING –NHC

UPDATE: Current Status as of 2:00 PM AST Mon Sep 18
Max sustained: 125 mph [~ 200 km/h, Cat. 3B on FEWW New Hurricane Scale]
Location: 14.9°N, 60.4°W
Moving: WNW at 10 mph
Min pressure: 956 mb

Status as of 8:00 AM AST Mon Sep 18
Max sustained: 110 mph [~ 177 km/h, Cat. 2B on FEWW New Hurricane Scale]
Location: 14.6°N, 59.7°W
Moving: WNW at 12 mph
Min pressure: 967 mb

Related Links:

• https://feww.wordpress.com/satellite-imagery/
• https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/

Hurricane SANDY Could Become a Super Storm

DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,232 Days Left 

[October 27, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.

• SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,232 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 ...

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Global Disasters/ Significant Events

SANDY prompts States of Emergency Along Atlantic Coast: “Frankenstorm” threatens the East Coast after killing dozens in the Caribbean

Hurricane SANDY, dubbed the “Frankenstorm,” which caused numerous deaths and large-scale destruction in the Caribbean, especially Cuba, has prompted governors in states along the Atlantic coast to declare states of emergency, issuing warnings and planning mass evacuations.

• Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia have declared states of emergency ahead of the storm’s arrival.
• SANDY has claimed dozens of lives in the Caribbean.
• The massive storm is expected to merge with at least two other weather systems that are moving out of the Eastern U.S. and become a “hybrid” super storm.

Hurricane SANDY. IR Sat Image (NHC Enhancement). Source: CIMSS.

Click Image to enlarge. Click HERE to Animate Image. (Source: SSEC/Wisc-Uni)

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Storm Extravaganza

Hurricane Season Could Get Busier Still

L-R:  HURRICANE EARL, Tropical Storm FIONA, T.S. DANIELLE, Invest Area 98L, T.S. LIONROCK, T.S. NAMTHEUN, Typhoon KOMPASU. Click image to enlarge.

Hurricane EARL

HURRICANE EARL – IR (NHC Enhancement) Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.

Hurricane EARL: Summary of status at 11:10UTC on August 31, 2010 [Estimated by Fire-Earth]

• Location: Near 20.8N 67.1W
• Position: About 205 km (110NM) NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Max Sustained Winds: 225 km/hr
• Wind Gusts: 270 km/hr
• Movement: WNW (290 degrees) at 20 km/hr
• Max Wave Heights: 4.1m (12 feet)
• Sources: JTWC and others

EARL is at category 4A strength on the  FEWW New Hurricane Scale.

Related Links:

• The Storm Trio
• FEWW New Hurricane Scale

EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN TEXAS

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
700 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST

TS Edouard. Infrared Image – Updated every 30 mins. NOAA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA WESTWARD TO SARGENT TEXAS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO SARGENT TEXAS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 700 AM CDT…1200Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 94.2 WEST. THIS POSITION IS ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS IN THE MCFADDIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH…23 KM/HR …AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH…100 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING LATER TODAY AS IT MOVES INLAND.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM FROM THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB…29.44 INCHES.

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.

EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTAL PARISHES AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY.

REPEATING THE 700 AM CDT POSITION…29.6 N…94.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT.

— FORECASTER FRANKLIN

Related Links and More Images:

• TS EDOUARD UPDATE
• Tropical Storm EDOUARD forms in the Gulf of Mexico
• Weather
• Oceanview