The volunteer staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center is providing a link below to the National Hurricane Center. Please visit their site periodically through the month of May for details on how to prepare for these storms during the 2020 season, which starts officially on June 01. The TSRC staff is already monitoring conditions in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and will post unofficial advisories as conditions become active. Take care, be safe and be well.
https://www.weather.gov/wrn/hurricane-preparedness
TSRC Volunteers ALREADY on the Job During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
While the next Atlantic basin Tropical Storm and Hurricane season doesn’t officially start until June 01, 2020, the volunteer staff at TSRC has been monitoring things since March 01. There have been instances of early storm formation over the years and we are monitoring things each day, just in case.
We will post as needed but as usual our seasonal preparation information will be posted here in mid May.
Since we are all living under exceptional circumstances with the Covid-19 pandemic and most everyone is hunkered down at home, perhaps persons in storm prone areas can go over your pre-season check list and make certain that your family plans are in order and discussed.
Take care and Be Safe.
Weather Issues USA Southern States March 3 to 6, 2020
For our readers in the southern USA, please keep your weather APP’s handy over the next few days. Atmospheric instability may produce strong thunderstorms and possible tornado formation.
Please use the NWS interactive map link below to get up to the minute advisories, watches and warnings. Click on any map location for localized information.
Take care and be safe.
Continental USA Inland Storm Interactive map.
The staff here at the Tropical Storm Research Center is already preparing for the 2020 Tropical Storm season. Our software is being refined and our research into storm formation potential is ongoing 12 months of the year.
In this “off season”, we would like to offer a link to the National Weather Service Interactive Map so you can check on watches, advisories and warnings for any area of the US by simply clicking on any map location.
https://www.weather.gov/
We will be back in May 2020 with pre-season preparedness information. Take care and Be Safe.
Special Unofficial Weather Statement for January 11 and 12, 2020.
Special Unofficial Weather Statement for January 11 and 12, 2020.
A strong low pressure system will be moving across the south central US this weekend. There is also a cold high pressure trough that will be moving southeast from central Canada.
These two systems will be interacting to create severe thunderstorms across a wide area of the deep south. There will also be a high probability of heavy snowfall in the upper Midwest in many areas.
Please use the NWS interactive map link below to check on conditions, watches and warnings for your area. Take care and be safe.
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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2019 AtlantiC Basin Tropical Storm Season Winding Down
The 2019 Atlantic Basin Tropical Storm and Hurricane season ends officially on November 30. This season has been just above average for damaging storms in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with Category 5 Hurricane Dorian causing the most damage and loss of life in Late August and early September.
While no storm systems are currently forming, we will continue to monitor conditions well into December and will post if needed. Our Tropical Storm Research Center volunteers thank you for using our website for unofficial storm information and we will be back in Mid May, 2020, with season preparedness information.
Named Storm Sebastien -2019
Tropical Storm Sebastien formed from a surface low pressure wave in the central Atlantic. This storm poses no threat to the US Coast and will be moving northeast into the north Atlantic. This will be our only mention of this late season storm.
For official watches and warnings, visit the NHC website:
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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named storm olga -2019
Named Storm Olga has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico.
This storm is moving northeast toward the northern Gulf Coast and will be causing issues from southeastern Texas to the Florida Panhandle and inland a few hundred miles. Persons along the track of this depression can expect heavy rain at times, gusty winds, severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes, high coastal surf conditions, rip currents and beach erosion. We are including the NWS interactive link below for persons to monitor stormy conditions caused by this system.
Also, Named Storm Pablo formed in the central Atlantic and is moving away from the US. No further info will be posted for Named Storm Pablo.
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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Named Storm Nestor – 2019. Gulf of Mexico and Southeastern US
Named Storm Nestor – 2019 formed from Potential Tropical Cyclone # 16, a series of low pressure storms forming in the Gulf of Mexico. This storm area is moving generally northeast and will be affecting the southeastern US. Persons along the Gulf Coast from the Louisiana -Texas border and inland areas through the Carolinas should be monitoring this storm carefully. It has the potential for further development and will cause high winds, heavy rain, storm surge, rip currents, some tornadoes, beach erosion, and lowlands flooding to Gulf Coast areas and to inland areas in the US southeast.
For official watches and warnings, visit the NHC website:
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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Named Storm Melissa – 2019
Sub tropical storm Melissa formed off the US Central Atlantic coast from a combining of two Atlantic low pressure areas. This storm is causing high surf, rip currents, heavy rain and very gusty winds along the US East Coast from Maryland to Maine. This storm is moving slowly northeast, away from the US coast, but the wind and wave effects will be felt for several days.
This will be our only mention of Named Storm Melissa.
For official watches and warnings, visit the NHC website:
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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