Typhoon Mawar (Ambo) moving out of Philippines and towards Japan

Typhoon Mawar (Ambo) moving out of Philippines and towards Japan

According to PAGASA, at 4:00 pm local time on Sunday (8:00 UTC, June 3, 2012), Typhoon Mawar (Ambo) was estimated 390 km (242 miles) east-northeast of Aparri, Cagayan (19.6°N, 125.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h (74,5 mph) near the center and gustiness

Sea surface temperatures at the start of hurricane season

Sea surface temperatures at the start of hurricane season

The official start of hurricane season is June 1, though four named tropical storms in May – Alberto and Beryl in the Atlantic, Aletta and Bud in the Pacific – came little earlier. These early home-grown storms are not necessarily a predictor of the August to October

Weakened slow-moving Beryl producing heavy rains

Weakened slow-moving Beryl producing heavy rains

Tropical storm Beryl had weakened to a tropical depression, but it is still soaking parts of northern Florida and southern Georgia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. On May 29, 2012 at 21:00 UTC the tropical depression was located about 60 km (40

Beryl has moved over the interior southeastern U.S

Beryl has moved over the interior southeastern U.S

As of 21:00 UTC May 28, Tropical Depression Beryl is located about 20 km (10 miles) east of Valdosta, Georgia and about 240 km(150 miles) southwest of Savannah, Georgia. Maximum sustained winds are 25 knots (30 mph, 45 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central

Subtropical storm Beryl to make Florida landfall Sunday

Subtropical storm Beryl to make Florida landfall Sunday

Subtropical Storm Beryl is forecast to make landfall near Jacksonville, Florida late Sunday night. The storm formed on May 25  in the Atlantic, about 300 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina. Beryl formed off the South Carolina coast late on Friday and is the

Rotating thunderstorms produced rare “mothership” cloud over Texas

Rotating thunderstorms produced rare “mothership” cloud over Texas

The combination of an unstable air mass, a retreating frontal boundary, and an approaching upper-level disturbance ignited a round of severe thunderstorms across eastern New Mexico and the western Texas Panhandle on May 21, 2012, according to report issued by National