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Met Office predicts above average Atlantic hurricane season
The Met Office Atlantic tropical storm forecast for 2013 is for 14 tropical storms between June and November, with a 70% chance that the number will be in the range 10 to 18. The long-term average over the period 1980–2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Atlantic, ECMWF, forecast, hurricane, Met Office, tropical storm
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Cyclone Evan strikes Samoa
Towards the end of every year tropical storm activity moves from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere. The South Indian Ocean has already spawned three tropical storms including the unusually strong early season Cyclone Anais in October. Attention has … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, Apia, Cyclone Evan, Evan, Fiji, Fiji Meteorological Service, hurricane, Met Office, Samoa, Superstorm Sandy, tropical cyclone, Typhoon
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Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward New Orleans
At 1500 UK time on Tuesday 28 August, Tropical Storm Isaac was located about 150 km southeast of the Louisiana coast and heading northwest at about 15 km per hour. Mean wind speeds of 70 mph at the surface have been … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, hurricane katrina, Isaac, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, severe weather, tropical cyclone, tropical storm
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Tropical Strom Isaac likely to make landfall as Cat 2 Hurricane
Tropical Strom Isaac was located about 120km WSW of Key West at 4am (UK time) on Monday 27 August, and continues to move west north west. Mean wind speeds of 65 mph have been observed by the United States National Hurricane Center aircraft. … Continue reading
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Tagged florida, hurricane, Isaac, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, tropical storm, United States
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Does the jet stream affect hurricanes?
Many news and weather articles, including our own blog, have reported recently that the UK’s wet summer is caused by the jet stream being situated further south than usual for this time of year. However, some have questioned whether there … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic, Atlantic hurricane season, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, hurricane, Hurricane Andrew, hurricanes, Jet stream, Met Office, summer, tropical storm, tropical storms, UK, weather
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How often do the remains of hurricanes affect the UK
Hurricane Katia, currently in the western Atlantic is set to steam due east towards the UK and is expected to reach our shores as a post tropical storm later in the weekend. With it will come the risk of severe gales and heavy … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, katia, Met Office, tropical storm
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Hurricane Irene expected to make landfall in the US this weekend
Latest forecasts show Hurricane Irene is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of the United States on Saturday. It is due to pass over North Carolina before continuing up the coast, passing over New York City about a … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, Hurricane Irene, Met Office, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, weather
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Met Office issues Atlantic tropical storm forecast for the 2011 season
Our forecast for this year’s North Atlantic tropical storm season states it is likely to be quieter than 2010, with 13 tropical storms between June and November 2011, with a 70% chance that the number will be in the range 10 to … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, weather forecasting
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Met Office in the News: 26 November 2010
The cold and snow across the UK is being covered extensively with coverage including, Britain ‘faces 10-day wintry blast’ (mirror.co.uk), North-east UK struggles as snow blows in (independent.co.uk), Fresh snowfall amid ice warning (bbc.co.uk), Snowvember (thesun.co.uk) and Forecasters predict more … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, environment, global observations, global warming, hurricane, lloyd's, Met Office, snow, tropical storm
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Met Office in the Media: 08 November 2010
The Times reports on a new piece of research published in Nature Geoscience which shows skill in being able to predict the frequency of tropical storms in the North Atlantic more than one season ahead. This has significant benefit for … Continue reading
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Tagged Haiti, hurricane, rain, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, weather forecasting, wind
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