Enlarge / Henri satellite appearance as of 10: 30 am ET (14: 30 UTC) on Friday. (credit: NOAA) After several days of uncertainty and wild swings in forecast models, confidence is increasing in a large tropical system making landfall in the northeastern United States this weekend. In addition to causing surges along the coastline, Henri […]
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The Atlantic hurricane season’s first storm forms early—again
Enlarge / Subtropical Ana forms in the Atlantic on Saturday morning. (credit: NOAA) The National Hurricane Center said that a low-pressure system to the northwest of Bermuda had become sufficiently organized on Saturday morning to become a subtropical storm. It will be named Ana. Although Ana has some tropical characteristics, it is considered “subtropical” because […]