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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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First Tropical Depression of 2009 Storm Season

While hurricane season won’t officially begin until Monday, June 1st, the first Tropical Depression of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season has already formed.

Located about 225 east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, “Tropical Depression One” doesn’t appear to threaten land although it does appear poised to become a named storm (Ana) by Friday.  Read more…

This could mark the 3rd year in a row where a named storm preceded the official start date of the Atlantic Hurricane season.  By comparison, in 2008 Tropical Storm Arthur formed May 31st and sub-Tropical Storm Andrea formed May 6th in 2007.

We’ll be covering the 2009 Hurricane Season outlook in greater detail on Monday.

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