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  • Category 2 Earl Heads for Cape Cod September 3, 2010
    Hi, Dr. Rob Carver with your early-morning blog update. Earl is starting to pass the Outer Banks, all tropical warnings south of Cape Lookout, NC have been discontinued, and the hurricane watch for North Carolina has been canceled. Looking at our METAR history page, it is apparent the low pressure center of Earl is now moving away from Cape Hatteras.As of 50 […]
  • Category 2 Earl Passes the Outer Banks, Heads for Cape Cod September 3, 2010
    Hi, Dr. Rob Carver with your evening blog update. Earl continues to weaken, as he is now a category 2 storm. EarlAs of 11PM EDT, Earl is a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph. From the advisory, Earl is located at 33.8 N, 74.4 W, 115 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, NC and 570 miles south-southwest of Nantucket, MA. On average, Earl is cu […]
  • Earl significantly weakening September 2, 2010
    Hurricane Earl has significantly weakened today. The Hurricane Hunters found a central pressure of 948 mb at 4:06pm EDT, a large 20 mb rise from the 928 mb pressure of the 5am EDT advisory this morning. The aircraft found flight level winds at 10,000 feet of 124 mph, which translates to surface winds at the boundary between Category 2 and Category 3 strength […]
  • Earl: 3rd strongest hurricane on record so far north in U.S. coastal waters September 2, 2010
    Hurricane Earl strengthened significantly overnight, and its Category 4 140 mph winds make it the third strongest Atlantic hurricane on record so far north in U.S. coastal waters. Only Hurricane Esther of 1961 and Hurricane Connie of 1955 made it farther north in U.S. coastal waters at a higher strength. Both storms had winds 5 mph stronger than Earl--145 mp […]
  • Category 4 Earl Approaches the East Coast September 2, 2010
    Hi, Dr. Rob Carver with your evening blog update. It's a busy night in the tropics with category 4 Hurricane Earl and Tropical Storms Fiona and Gaston in the Atlantic. We'll focus on Earl tonight.EarlAs of 11PM EDT, Earl is a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 mph and faster gusts. From the advisory, Earl is located at 27.8 N, 73.8 W, 520 […]
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2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Quietest Year Since 1997

From a recent Reuters article, two major factors have contributed to an unusually mild hurricane season this year:

  • El Nino conditions have created significant wind sheer in the Atlantic.  This wind sheer can be devastating to hurricane development as winds high over the Atlantic effectively decapitate a storm heading towards the continent.
  • Atlantic ocean temperatures have dropped 2 degrees F this year which reduces the overall energy available for use by a developing storm.

These factors have conspired to hold this year’s season to only two named hurricanes, which, if the season ended today, would be the lowest since 1982.  A good year for insurers and policyholders but obviously not a great year for field adjusters.

Written by: Daniel Kerr on October 20, 2009.
October 20th, 2009 | Category: Being an Adjuster, Weather | Leave a comment

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