Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada
Tropical Storm Philippe is drenching the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as it spins away from the northeast Caribbean on a path that would take it toward Bermuda and later New England and Atlantic Canada.
Elsa strengthens into seasonโs 1st hurricane in Caribbean
Elsa has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and it's blowing off roofs, snapping trees and destroying crops in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides.
General: China's Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
The top U.S. general for Africa says a growing military threat from China may well come from Americaโs east, as Beijing looks to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Metro Detroit weather: Still dealing with more raindrops
The anticipated deep upper level low pressure area did exactly what it was expected to do, and currently sits right on the state line.ย This is bringing in a feed of moisture all the way from the Atlantic, which will manifest itself in the form of showers throughout the day (while a steady rain is falling across most of Sanilac County early this morning, even that should transition to showers).ย It wonโt rain continuously today, but the potential is there all day long across southeast Michigan.ย And by the way, since that upper low is south of most of us, the rain will be coming in from the east!
Bye Alpha, Eta: Greek alphabet ditched for hurricane names
(NOAA via AP)With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. The Greek alphabet had only been used twice in 2005 and nine times last year in a record-shattering hurricane season. AdMeanwhile, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is recalculating just what constitutes an average hurricane season. STARTING EARLIERMIT hurricane researcher Kerry Emanuel said โthis whole idea of hurricane season should be revisited." So a warming world means the new normal is busy hurricane seasons just like the last 30 years.
EU, US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference in Brussels. After U.S. President Joe Biden and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen spoke, both sides decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute for the next four months. Von der Leyen called it โa very positive signal for our economic cooperation in the years to come.โAd"This is excellent news for businesses and industries on both sides of the Atlantic,โ she said. In the aircraft dispute, the U.S. was allowed to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of EU exports to the U.S and as a result of the deal, EU tariffs will be suspended on $4 billion of U.S. exports. The move came only a few weeks after international arbitrators gave the EU the green light for such punitive action.
Tropical cyclones are nearing land more, except in Atlantic
A study released on Thursday, Jan, 28, 2021, finds that tropical cyclones around the globe are getting closer to land than they used to, except for Atlantic hurricanes. (NASA/NOAA via AP)Tropical cyclones across the globe, except Atlantic hurricanes, are moving closer to land in recent decades, a new study found. Also called typhoons, tropical cyclones generally have been moving westward by about 18 miles per decade (30 kilometers) since 1982, putting them closer to land and making them more dangerous, a study in Thursdayโs journal Science said. Storms that form just west of land, such as in the Pacific off the California and Mexican coasts, are usually moving away from land already, so this shift doesnโt spare more land. All these strange shifts are taking cyclones out of their preferred environment of warm tropical waters away from land, University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said.
EU invites Biden to usher in new era for trans-Atlantic ties
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday Dec. 7, 2020. European Union foreign ministers were meeting to discuss making a fresh start to relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden, the fallout from weekend elections in Venezuela and tense ties with Turkey. At talks in Brussels, EU foreign ministers said that Europeโs shared interests and historic ties with America make up โthe worldโs foremost and closest relationship,โ and are a solid foundation for cooperating on economic, foreign policy and human rights challenges. โA strong trans-Atlantic partnership is vital to ensure and to contribute to our common security, stability and prosperity,โ the ministers said in a statement. There is no replacement for trans-Atlantic relations,โ Linkevicius said.
30 named storms: Record hurricane season comes to a close
MONTGOMERY, Ala. โ A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season that saw the highest number of named storms officially came to a close Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season set multiple records while producing a record 30 named storms. NOAA said an average season has 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three become major hurricanes. The prior record for named storms hitting Louisiana in a single hurricane season is 4 set in 2002,โ Klotzbach said. NOAA said this was the fifth consecutive year with an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 above-normal seasons out of the past 26.
EU invites Biden to patch up trans-Atlantic ties
BRUSSELS โ European Union chief Charles Michel is inviting Joe Biden once he is U.S. president to come visit and patch up trans-Atlantic relations that have suffered over the past four years under President Donald Trump. โThe EU and the U.S. will always have more impact when taking steps together,โ Michel said. The 27-nation bloc has often complained about a worsening relationship under Trump, and hope that with Biden, trans-Atlantic ties can be rekindled like they were under President Barack Obama. Over the past years, both sides disagreed over key topics from trade and security to the fight against climate change. Now, Michel said Biden should come over next year for a meeting with EU leaders.
Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth
People enjoy the boardwalk, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. This resort town known for Atlantic waves that are sometimes surfable, fresh-cut French fries and a 1-mile wooden boardwalk that dates back to the 1870s has long prided itself on being the Nation's Summer Capital. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Hurricane Iota heads for already battered Central America
Iota became a Category 2 hurricane late Sunday afternoon, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned it would likely be an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm when it approached the Central America mainland late Monday. It was already a record-breaking system, being the 30th named storm of this yearโs extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, killing at least 120 people as torrential rains caused flash floods and mudslides in parts of Central America and Mexico. Eta was the 28th named storm of this yearโs hurricane season, tying the 2005 record for named storms. The official end of hurricane season is Nov. 30.
Spain searches for answer to migrants eyeing Canary Islands
MADRID โ Spainโs government is stepping up its response to a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Atlantic from Africa to the Canary Islands, though there was little new in the measures announced Friday. More than 16,000 migrants have arrived in the Spanish islands off northwest Africa this year, hoping to ensure a better life on European soil. In the whole of last year, around 1,500 arrived in the archipelago better known as a European vacation destination. The Spanish foreign ministry, meanwhile, is to spend an additional 500 million euros ($590 million) on cooperation programs with those countries. The new migrant focus on the perilous Canary Islands route, first seen in 2006, has come as authorities crack down on previously popular passages across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to European Union countries.
AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputes
In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, French Trade Minister Franck Riester accused the U.S. under Trump of threatening global commerce by blocking the appointment of the World Trade Organizationโs next director, and urged Biden to break the logjam. โI hope we are going to be able to rebuild the trans-Atlantic relationship with the Biden administration,โ Riester said. He said France is โoptimisticโ about the Biden presidency, and welcomed Bidenโs pledges to re-join the 2015 Paris climate accord and other multilateral organizations that Trump snubbed. U.S. officials have argued that the French tax unfairly targets U.S. companies, though France says it is aimed at all big tech companies that make money online. Riester had another request of Biden: to approve the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the WTOโs next director-general.
Theta Becomes A Remnant Low
Location 670 miles SE of The Azores Wind 30 mph Heading N at 2 mph Pressure 29.83 Coordinates 18.2W, 31.5NDiscussionAt 300 PM GMT (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Theta was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 18.2 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h) and a faster north or north-northeast motion is forecast for a day or two until the low dissipates. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. The low should gradually decay and dissipate by Tuesday. Tropics Satellite at 8:30 Sunday Morning, November 15thWatches and WarningsThere are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim
Tourists walk on the beach as the tail end of Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta, the 27th named storm of a very busy Atlantic hurricane season, was a hurricane when it began raking across Mexicoโs Yucatan Peninsula early Tuesday. It emerged in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm but was expected to regain hurricane strength before landfall south of New Orleans on Wednesday evening. Officials in two Mexican states hit by Zeta reported power outages and damage caused by downed trees, but no deaths. The extraordinarily busy hurricane season has focused attention on the role of climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
Winds and rain whip Yucatan resorts as Hurricane Zeta nears
Clouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico, early Monday morning, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Garcia)MIAMI โ Hurricane Zeta lashed Mexico's Caribbean coast resorts around Tulum with high winds and rain Monday night as it headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula and then a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. It was the second time this month that boat captain Francisco Sosa Rosado had to perform the same maneuver, after Hurricane Delta hit the resort in early October. Trees felled by Hurricane Delta barely three weeks earlier still littered parts of Cancun, stacked along roadsides and in parks. There was also a Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005, but that year had 28 storms because meteorologists later went back and found they missed one, which then became an โunnamed named storm."
Zeta Zooming Offshore The Mid-Atlantic Coast Toward The Western Atlantic
Zeta is moving toward the east-northeast near 55 mph (89 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will emerge over the western Atlantic this evening. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) and a gust to 46 mph (74 km/h) were recently reported at Ocean City, Maryland. RAINFALL: The last of the heavy rainfall along the track of Zeta will impact the Mid-Atlantic through this evening.
Major Hurricane Epsilon: Tropical storm warning for Bermuda
MIAMI โ Epsilon rapidly gained major hurricane strength on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to skirt east of Bermuda in the coming day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says. The Category 3 storm is packing top sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and Bermuda remains under a tropical storm warning. Epsilon gained 50 mph (80 kph) in wind speed in just 24 hours, officially qualifying as a rapidly intensifying storm. Epsilon is expected to make its closest approach to the island on Thursday afternoon or evening, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. This year's hurricane season has had so many storms that the Hurricane Center has turned to the Greek alphabet for storm names after running out of official names.
LIVE TRACKING: Hurricane Delta approaches Gulf Coast
Watch a live tracker of Hurricane Delta as it approaches the Gulf Coast of the United States. Forecasters said Delta โ the 25th named storm of an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season โ would likely crash ashore Friday evening somewhere on southwest Louisianaโs coast. The question was whether it would remain at devastating Category 3 strength, with top winds of 120 mph (195 kph) early Friday, or drop just before landfall to a still extremely dangerous Category 2 storm. Either way, Delta is such a large hurricane that the storm surge risk remains high even if it becomes less intense just before striking land, the National Hurricane Center said. Live Hurricane Delta tracking below:
Metro Detroit weather: Above normal temperatures expected this week
But donโt expect a fall feel going forward. Thereโs still plenty of above normal temperatures that lie ahead. High pressure is โstuckโ between us and Hurricane Teddy. Along with Teddy in the Atlantic, those are the only two organized systems weโre looking at right now. But thereโs quite a bit of hurricane season left, which runs through November 30.
Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas
MIAMI โ An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that could strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead. Both the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issued voluntary evacuation orders ahead of Tropical Storm Beta, as did the city of Seabrook to the north of Galveston. Forecasters issued a tropical storm warning from Port Aransas, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana. Beta had maximum sustained winds at 60 mph (95 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 2 mph (4 kph) Saturday night. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Bermuda.
High-tech ship set for launch on 400th Mayflower anniversary
Technicians check the hull and interior of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship at its launch site for it's first outing on water since being built in Turnchapel, Plymouth south west England, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The ship aims to cross the Atlantic from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Ma, USA, in April 2021, to become be the first totally autonomous ship to cross the ocean without any help from the outside. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)PLYMOUTH โ Dignitaries, seafarers and scientists were gathering in Plymouth, England, on Wednesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the departure of the Mayflower, the ship that carried a group of Puritan settlers to a new life in America. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, which will get a snappier moniker at Wednesdayโs naming ceremony, is set to follow in its forebearerโs wake by crossing the Atlantic from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, this time on a marine research trip โ and without people aboard. The coronavirus pandemic has scaled back trans-Atlantic Mayflower commemorations, and delayed the shipโs voyage until 2021.
The Latest: Sally's rains pummel western Florida Panhandle
Waters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbrt)Here are the latest developments on tropical weather (all times local):___The Florida Panhandle is being pummeled by heavy rains from Hurricane Sallyโs outer bands. The powerful, plodding storm was crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at 3 mph (4.8 kph) early Tuesday. Floridaโs governor declared an emergency in two western Panhandle counties. President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
New Orleans under hurricane watch from Tropical Storm Sally
MIAMI โ Tropical Storm Sally formed Saturday off south Florida, becoming the earliest 18th-named storm on record in an Atlantic hurricane season as it enters the Gulf of Mexico amid signs of strengthening further. In the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. forecast, meteorologists said a hurricane watch is in effect for metropolitan New Orleans. A tropical storm watch has been extended westward from the Okaloosa/Walton County Line to the Alabama/Florida Border. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Paulette had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was 460 miles (745 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda, where a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are in effect. Tropical Storm Rene weakened in recent hours and was reclassified as a tropical depression.
2 tropical storms, Paulette and Rene, form in the Atlantic
MIAMI Tropical Storm Rene was menacing the Cabo Verde islands on Tuesday after forming off the coast of West Africa. The Atlantics earliest known 17th named storm, Rene breaks the previous record of Rita, which formed Sept. 18, 2005. It was one of two storms that formed Monday; Tropical Storm Paulette took shape earlier in the day in the central Atlantic, far from land. Rene was centered about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south-southeast of Santo Antao with top sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kmh), and moving west at about 15 mph (24 kmh). Paulette, meanwhile, had maximum sustained winds were 50 mph (85 kph) with modest strengthening expected over the next few days.
5 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. MIGRANT ROUTE TAKES DEADLY TURN They are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic to reach the Canary Islands in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to European territory. STORIED POLITICAL NAME FALLS Sen. Edward Markey defeats Rep. Joe Kennedy III in a hard-fought Democratic primary for Senate the first time a Kennedy has lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. NOTORIOUS KHMER ROUGE COMMANDER DIES Kaing Guek Eav, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regimes most notorious prison, was 77. FIRST LADYS EX-ADVISER SAYS SHE TAPED CALLS FOR PROTECTION Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a new book about Melania Trump, says she needed evidence to protect herself amid questions about costs of the inauguration.
Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons
The Atlantic is increasingly spawning more major hurricanes, according to an Associated Press analysis of NOAA hurricane data since 1950. The Atlantic now averages three major hurricanes a year, based on a 30-year running average. A study by Kossin found that, once a storm formed, the chances of its attaining major storm status globally increased by 8% a decade since 1979. Such a busy period started in 1995 and might end soon as northern Atlantic waters shift to a cooler regime, he said. In addition, he said: Climate change will be a bigger driver of losses in the future.___Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at www.twitter.com/borenbears.
Thunberg, teen climate activist, leaves US aboard catamaran
Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, sits on a catamaran docked in Hampton, Va., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Thunberg will leave North America and begin her return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby. The boat leaves little to no carbon footprint, boasting solar panels and a hydro-generators for power. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin her return trip across the Atlantic aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby. Thunberg tweeted that she set sail Wednesday morning from Hampton, Virginia, where she hitched a ride with an Australian family aboard a catamaran named La Vagabonde.
Category 2 Hurricane Lorenzo will skirt past Azores later this week
Hurricane Lorenzo will pass near the Azores as a Category 2 storm and continue moving northeast. PONTA DELGADA, Azores - Multiple islands in the Atlantic were under a hurricane or tropical storm watch Monday morning as Hurricane Lorenzo inched closer. Early Monday, it was about 1,160 miles from the islands and packing 110 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane center called the storm "large and powerful" and warned its wind fields would continue to expand in the next few days. The storm's winds may have weakened, the hurricane center said but emphasized the "area of the hurricane-force winds has more than doubled" since Saturday.
Hurricane Lorenzo is now a category 5
CNN image(CNN) - Hurricane Lorenzo strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it churned in the Atlantic on Saturday night. "Large and powerful Category 5 Lorenzo becomes the strongest hurricane this far north and east in the Atlantic basin," the National Hurricane Center said. But Lorenzo is still expected to be a large and potent hurricane as is approaches the Azores in a few days. By late Saturday night, Lorenzo was about 1,420 miles southwest of the Azores packing maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. Over the next few days, it's expected to spread westward to portions of the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the east coast of the United States.
British tobacco group says US vaping crackdown hurting its business
Imperial Brands warned Thursday that sales growth will be lower than expected in the year ending September 30, following a regulatory crackdown on vaping products in the United States. According to the company's most recent annual report, sales of vaping products "grew substantially" to reach 200 million ($250 million) in 2018. Yet that translated to just 2.6% of its total revenue of 7.7 billion ($9.5 billion) from vaping products and traditional tobacco brands such as Salem and Kool. The crackdown on products that tobacco companies view as the future of the industry represents a rapid reversal. Last week, US retail giant Walmart announced that it would no longer sell vaping products.
3 tropical systems spinning in Atlantic
Tropical storms Jerry, Karen and Lorenzo were spinning in the Atlantic on Sept. 24, 2019. (CNN) - Tropical Storms Jerry, Karen and Lorenzo are spinning across the Atlantic Basin and two of them are impacting land Tuesday. Jerry to turn towards BermudaTropical Storm Jerry is a strong tropical storm with sustained winds of 60 mph. Karen strengthens back to tropical storm statusKaren, lost strength Monday afternoon and dropped to a tropical depression. It will take a more northerly direction and tropical storm force winds could arrive in Puerto Rico by Tuesday afternoon.
Kentucky woman missing in Virgin Islands as storm approaches
Lucy Schuhmann of Kentucky disappeared from a BNB in the Virgin Islands. ST JOHN, Virgin Islands - As three tropical systems gather in the Atlantic, the urgency is growing to find a Kentucky woman missing in the Virgin Islands. The multi-agency search, which includes resources from the Virgin Islands Police Department and St. John Rescue, will continue despite tropical storm warnings that have closed local marine ports, Kelly said. The storm will continue to impact the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico into Wednesday with heavy rains and potential flooding, an advisory from the agency released Monday night said. Facilities at the Virgin Islands National Park were closed Monday and Tuesday in anticipation of the storm and won't reopen until port and weather conditions permit, a statement from the agency said.
Hurricane Jerry now Category 2, heads north of Leeward Islands
Hurricane Jerry has reached Category 2 strength as it moves through the Atlantic near northern Leeward Islands. ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - Jerry strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Friday and was packing sustained winds of 105 mph in the Atlantic as it headed in the direction of the northern Leeward Islands, forecasters said. The storm will pass north of the islands later Friday and well north of Puerto Rico Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. "Although the core of Jerry is expected to move north of the northern Leeward Islands, heavy rainfall and flash floods are possible there today," the center said. The northern Leeward Islands will also see swells that are likely to cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," according to the center.
Hurricane Humberto leaves most of Bermuda in the dark
Hurricane Humberto is moving out of the Bermuda area and is expected to weaken. HAMILTON, Bermuda - Bermuda will be feeling only some leftover winds Thursday as Hurricane Humberto keeps moving further into the Atlantic. By early Thursday, the center had discontinued all warnings for Bermuda as Humberto churned about 195 miles north northeast of Bermuda. Humberto is one of three stormsThe hurricane is one of three storms drawing attention in the Atlantic basin this week. Meantime, Tropical Storm Jerry, brewing in the Atlantic, is expected to become a hurricane by the time it reaches the northern Leeward Islands on Friday, the hurricane center said.
There are 6 named storms in the Western Hemisphere
A NOAA satellite image of the six tropical systems in the Western Hemisphere. By late morning, there were six named storms moving in the Atlantic, over the United States or in the Eastern Pacific. Tropical Depression ImeldaImelda, once a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, was flooding parts of the Houston area on Wednesday morning as a tropical depression. Tropical Storm JerryJerry, still hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean Sea's easternmost islands, could become a hurricane by Thursday night, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm KikoKiko, once a hurricane in the Pacific, could become a hurricane again by Friday or Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Category 3 Humberto may swipe Bermuda Wednesday
Humberto, a sprawling Category 3 storm, is packing sustained winds of 115 mph as it pushes east-northeast about 285 miles west of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday at 5 a.m. Two to 4 inches of rain, dangerous waves along south-facing beaches and a storm surge of 1 to 3 feet also are expected, the hurricane center said. And Tropical Storm Jerry, still far east of the Leeward Islands, could strengthen into a hurricane by week's end. Humberto could strengthen as it passes Wednesday into Thursday morning less than 100 miles to the island's north, Jones and Garrett said. "Weather should begin to deteriorate in Bermuda later today," the hurricane center said early Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Jerry could become hurricane this week
CNN Weather(CNN) - Another tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic and could strengthen into a hurricane by the end of the week. Jerry, the 10th named storm of this year's Atlantic Hurricane Season, was 960 miles east of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the northern Leeward islands Friday into Saturday morning, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said. The storm is moving west-northwest at 13 mph and could also impact the Lesser Antilles by early Saturday morning, Guy said. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Imelda is expected to dump heavy rain -- as much as 15 inches in two days -- over eastern Texas and Louisiana, CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri said.
Dorian is done, hurricane season is not
The Atlantic hurricane season, which started on June 1 and lasts until November 30, is just now reaching its peak. Hurricane season peaks on September 10, and during the eight-week period surrounding that date, storms begin to form quickly. According to NOAA, the Atlantic hurricane season produces 12 named storms on average. "El Nio typically suppresses Atlantic hurricane activity but now that it's gone, we could see a busier season ahead," Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, said in a news release. Bell is referring to the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, which saw eight tropical cyclones and 11 hurricanes.
2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts
Facts:The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. May 2019 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is scheduled to release its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane forecast. August 2019 - NOAA is scheduled to release an update to its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane forecast. 2019 Atlantic Storm Names :Pronunciation GuideSubtropical Storm AndreaMay 20, 2019 - Subtropical Storm Andrea forms. Tropical Storm ErinAugust 27, 2019 - Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic, 300 miles off the coast of North Carolina.
Metro Detroit weather: Few rain chances during fantastic holiday weekend
DETROIT - The majority of our Labor Day weekend will be fantastic, but the forecast will get a bit iffy Sunday. On Friday night, we'll keep some high, thin clouds but drop to even cooler low temperatures, in the low and mid-50s. Michigan's home opener against Middle Tennessee State will be dry as well at the Big House Saturday night, but temperatures will be even cooler. Labor Day weatherMonday might be the pick day of the three-day weekend. We're in for a cooler stretch when everyone goes back to school next week -- after Tuesday's 84-degree finish, that is.
Labor Day storm in 1935 hammered Florida
Simply known as the Labor Day Storm, the 1935 hurricane was the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall and the first designated Category 5 hurricane to ever touch the United States. The storm hit the Florida Keys on September 2KEY WEST, Fla. - We don't know yet what will happen as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida's east coast this weekend, but its timing coincides with another Labor Day hurricane that rocked south Florida in 1935. Simply known as the Labor Day Storm, the 1935 hurricane was the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall and the first designated Category 5 hurricane to ever touch the United States. The storm hit the Florida Keys on September 2 with peak winds of 200 mph. Dorian is expected to strengthen to at least a Category 1 storm over Labor Day weekend and could possibly reach Category 3 strength before all is said and done.
How Airlines Are Making It Easier to Change Flights Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian is gaining strength in the Atlantic as it barrels toward Florida for what's thought to be a Labor Day strike. "Hurricanes have a nasty tendency to hit during holiday periods, this is one of them," CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg told Inside Edition. He also suggests travelers purchase insurance, but explained that you need to do it early. "Make sure you do that before next year's hurricane season," Greenberg said, adding that once a hurricane is named, you're out of luck. RELATED STORIESWhy Nuking a Hurricane Would Create an Even Bigger CrisisCouple Gets a Wedding Do-Over After Hurricane Florence Turned Original Plans Upside DownLuke Bryan's Mother Returns to Home Severely Damaged by Hurricane Michael
ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Aug. 29, 2019
The sun rises over Detroit on Aug. 29, 2019. (WDIV)DETROIT - ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Aug. 29, 2019The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday evening that Dorian should move over the Atlantic well east of the southeastern and central Bahamas on Thursday and Friday. Results for the Spring 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) are scheduled to be released today by the Michigan Department of Education. Submit a news tipTell us what's happening in your community -- submit a news tip to Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit right here. Tweets by Local4NewsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
LIVE TRACKING: Hurricane Dorian heads toward Puerto Rico
Watch live satellite tracking of Hurricane Dorian as it crosses the Caribbean Sea, crawling toward a vulnerable Puerto Rico. Update as of 2 p.m. Wednesday:Forecasters say Dorian has reached hurricane strength as it nears the U.S. Virgin Islands. Shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane center reported Hurricane Dorian was expected to move near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands during the afternoon and then move over the open Atlantic, east of the southeastern Bahamas. Follow live Dorian tracking below:Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit. By Wednesday afternoon the National Hurricane Center said Dorian has become a hurricane as it nears the US Virgin Islands.
LIVE TRACKING: Hurricane Dorian crawls toward Puerto Rico
Watch live satellite tracking of Hurricane Dorian as it crosses the Caribbean Sea, crawling toward a vulnerable Puerto Rico. Update as of 2 p.m. Wednesday:Forecasters say Dorian has reached hurricane strength as it nears the U.S. Virgin Islands. Shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane center reported Hurricane Dorian was expected to move near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands during the afternoon and then move over the open Atlantic, east of the southeastern Bahamas. Follow live Dorian tracking below:Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit. By Wednesday afternoon the National Hurricane Center said Dorian has become a hurricane as it nears the US Virgin Islands.
Greta Thunberg reaches New York after 15-day yacht journey
NEW YORK - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is making landfall in New York after sailing across the Atlantic for the past 15 days. The 16-year-old tweeted in the early hours of Wednesday morning that she could see the lights of New York City and Long Island. Hours before reaching land, Thunberg tweeted an image of her final evening on board the boat. Thunberg doesn't fly, because of the high levels of emissions from air travel, according to a statement. The Malizia II allowed her to make a zero-emissions journey, thanks to solar panels and underwater turbines that generate electricity, the statement said.
Expect busier-than-normal hurricane season, NOAA says
The updated forecast was issued just ahead of the start of the most active hurricane period -- the roughly eight weeks that surround Sept. 10, when hurricane season hits its statistical peak. Just two months into the Atlantic hurricane season, the seasons so far has followed an average path. Two named storms, including one hurricane, were expected by Aug. 1 by National Hurricane Center experts. Last year saw an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with Hurricanes Florence and Michael slamming US coastlines with devastating effect. That means conditions could become more favorable for tropical development during the second half of this hurricane season, from September to Nov. 30.
Greta Thunberg to sail across Atlantic in zero-emissions yacht
(CNN) - Climate activist Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat on her way to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23. Setting off mid-August from an undisclosed location in the UK, Thunberg and the crew of the Malizia II yacht will sail to New York City, where the summit will take place at UN headquarters, according to a tweet from Thunberg. Thunberg looked into the most environmentally friendly way to get to New York before settling on the Malizia II. "Greta is amazingly courageous to be standing up against ignorance and injustice regarding the climate crisis," said Herrmann. "I feel humbled that Greta accepted our offer as the lowest-carbon option to cross the Atlantic -- despite the lack of comfort for her."
Gulf Coast could get walloped with foot of rain this week
Jason Oxenham/Getty Images(CNN) - Beachgoers heading to the Gulf Coast this week could be greeted by the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. "A tropical depression is expected to form by Thursday from a broad area of low pressure moving slowly westward over the northern Gulf of Mexico," the National Hurricane Center said. If that happens, we'll see the first tropical depression of the 2019 season. But what if the tropical depression doesn't happen? "Even if the system doesn't fully develop, very heavy rains are forecast along the Gulf Coast region, with up to 10 to 15 inches of rain possible along the future path of the storm," Hennen said.