Hurricane

November 19, 2012

Shelterbox Report from Sandy Stricken Haiti, and New York

Cornish charity Shelterbox have been providing their distinctive green, tent filled boxes to the people of Haiti off and on for years now, as well as many other places around the planet.  In their latest report from the Caribbean island nation following the passage of Hurricane Sandy last month, they say that:

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November 1, 2012

Hurricane Sandy – The Aftermath

In their last public advisory bulletin concerning "Super Storm" Sandy the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center said yesterday that:

WINDS, ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND RAIN FROM THE REMNANTS OF SANDY CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. MULTIPLE CENTERS OF CIRCULATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANTS OF SANDY CAN BE FOUND ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.

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October 30, 2012

Sandy "Plunges New York City Into Darkness"

Hurricane Sandy turned sharp left as (ultimately) predicted, and crossed the eastern coast of the United States last night rather earlier than anticipated earlier in the day. Advisory bulletins on "Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy" are now being issued by the HPC instead of the NHC. Their first one says that:

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October 29, 2012

Sandy Predicted to Morph Into a Post-Tropical Cyclone

Monday morning has dawned, and it's raining again here in not so sunny South West England. Over on the other side of the Atlantic the news about Hurricane Sandy hasn't improved overnight.  Here's how the latest National Hurricane Center prediction looks at the moment:

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October 28, 2012

Storm Surge Shuts the Subway in New York

Much as we did last year as Hurricane Irene bore down on New York City, we hereby present the surf forecast for the entrance to New York Bay, courtesy of MagicSeaweed:

MagicSeaweed surf forecast for The Cove on Monday October 29th 2012

MagicSeaweed surf forecast for The Cove on Monday October 29th 2012

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October 27, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Morphs Into The Bride of Frankenstorm

Since we first reported on Hurricane Sandy she slightly surprisingly left the north coast of Cuba as a category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. According to Associated Press she then:

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October 24, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Heads for Jamaica

In the most recent bulletin from the United States' National Hurricane Center, they report that:

SANDY REACHES HURRICANE STRENGTH… CONDITIONS DETERIORATING IN JAMAICA.

Here's the latest forecast track for Hurricane Sandy:

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August 29, 2012

Hurricane Isaac Hovers Near New Orleans

It's been strengthening very slowly, but at 11:20 AM CDT yesterday Isaac was officially declared to have become a category 1 hurricane. Whilst still a mere tropical storm, here's what it did to Haiti a few short days ago:

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August 23, 2012

Hurricane Isaac Heads for Haiti

Officially Isaac is still only a tropical storm. However according to the latest public advisory bulletin from the United States National Hurricane Centre:

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…

  • SOUTH COAST OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD TO THE HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SOUTHERN BORDER

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October 11, 2011

Hurricane Jova to Pound Tourists and Mexico's Biggest Container Port

Unfortunately the weekend's forecast for the future of Hurricane Jova seems to be have been quite accurate. According to Reuters this morning:

Jova will make landfall on Tuesday afternoon or evening to the northwest of Manzanillo near the resort towns of Melaque and Barra de Navidad, on a stretch of coast dotted with beaches south of Puerto Vallarta.

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