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Tag Archives: Typhoon
What’s happening to the weather around the globe?
Europe (not including the UK) Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the northern Mediterranean today. Southern France and northwest Italy could see another 50-150mm of rain, following on from similar amounts yesterday (Thursday). “Red” warnings for heavy … Continue reading
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Matthew, Nicole and other tropical cyclones worldwide
Hurricane Matthew After forming just to the east of the Caribbean 11 days earlier, Hurricane Matthew finally ended its life as a tropical cyclone just off the coast of North Carolina in the USA this weekend. Although Matthew weakened to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bermuda, Georgia, Haiti, heavy rain, hurricane, Hurricane Matthew, Philippines, rain, rainfall, South Carolina, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, tropical storm nicole, Typhoon, Typhoon Songa, wind
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The latest on Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew has continued to slowly weaken and is currently a category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Matthew is expected to move north, then northeast through the rest of Saturday along the coast of South Carolina, before turning east … Continue reading
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Tagged Daytona, florida, Georgia, Haiti, heavy rain, Hurricane Matthew, NOAA, rainfall, South Carolina, storms, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, tropical storm nicole, Typhoon
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Hurricane and tropical storm update
Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew made landfall over the south-west of Haiti yesterday as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with sustained winds near 145 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall over Haiti since … Continue reading
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Hurricane Matthew and Typhoon Chaba
Over the weekend Hurricane Matthew made headlines as it became the first hurricane in the Atlantic or Caribbean to reach category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale since Felix in 2007. Although its intensity soon dropped back slightly, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Haiti, heavy rain, hurricane, Hurricane Matthew, Japan, NOAA, rainfall, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, Typhoon Chaba, wet, wind
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What’s happening around the globe
People in some parts of the globe are anticipating the arrival of extreme weather. Australia Thousands of homes in South Australia are without power as an unusually deep area of low pressure moves across the area bringing gale force winds, … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, Met Office, rainfall, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon
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Northern hemisphere tropical cyclone season starts to peak
Climatologically, tropical cyclone activity across the northern hemisphere often peaks in the period from late August through the first half of September. This year is no exception with six tropical cyclones currently active across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Pacific … Continue reading
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Cyclone Chapala brings flooding rains to Yemen
Our blog yesterday reported on the imminent landfall of Cyclone Chapala which was located in the Gulf of Aden. As expected the cyclone made landfall over Yemen in the early hours of Tuesday UK time. Winds averaged over one minute … Continue reading