• Remnants of Debby bring showers and thunderstorms to Bermuda

    The track of the lingering Debby (just moved out of Florida and Georgia) is bringing bad weather to the islands of Bermuda through the end of the week. Debby was downgraded to Tropical Depression after making landfall in Florida on Tuesday, June 26th. During

  • Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in Florida

    National Weather Service doppler radar data indicate that Debby has made landfall near Steinhatchee in Florida. According to National Hurricane Center at 21:00 UTC the center of Tropical storm Debby was located on the coast near latitude 29.5N and longitude 83.4W,

  • New Low Pressure Area forming near Philippines

    According to PAGASA, the Active Low Pressure Area (ALPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 930 km east of Borongan, Eastern Samar (11.8°N, 134.6°E). The other low pressure area east of Southern Luzon has now dissipated. JTWC reported winds at the

  • Dust over Syria, Iran and Iraq

    The dust that blew over Syria and Iraq on June 18, 2012, continued its southeastward journey the following day. On June 19, the dust had spread to western Iran and the Persian Gulf. By the time MODIS acquired this image below, the satellite sensor could barely

  • Japan awaits typhoon Talim

    Much of Japan is currently cleaning up from the soaking rains and high winds of Tropical Storm Guchol that crossed through Japan Tuesday evening local time. Some cities accumulating over 76 mm (3 inches) in t24 hours time. Mountainous regions were the hardest hit,

  • Tropical Storm Chris – Northern Atlantic “Zombie storm”

    Tropical Storm Chris, which formed in the northern Atlantic on Tuesday, is acting like a “zombie” storm according to AccuWeather.com. There are few strange things about this spooky storm. Chris does not look like a well-organized tropical system on satellite. The

  • Japan on the path of two powerful typhoons

    It is the first time since 2004 that a typhoon has made landfall in June in Japan. As Tropical Storm Guchol weakens over Japan, another tropical storm will make a major impact over the islands later in the week.

    Guchol continues to bring gusty winds and

  • Typhoon Guchol bringing strong winds to Ryuku Islands

    Typhoon Guchol is predicted to be the first tropical cyclone to hit Japan this year. Yesterday Guchol was a powerful category 4 typhoon on the Simpson Scale with winds of 130 kts (~150 mph). Guchol has been weakening and may only a be a strong tropical storm when it is