Tropical cyclones have a life cycle, much like a living organism—a beginning, a ferocious peak, and eventually, a slow and beautiful unraveling. Tropical Storm Sara has been on an interesting journey through the dissipating stages of a once-healthy tropical system....
Spaghetti Plots Unveiled: The Secret to Tracking Tropical Storm Sara’s Next Move When monitoring tropical storms like Tropical Storm Sara, one term you may encounter often is “spaghetti plots.” These colorful, sometimes chaotic-looking maps are a...
In the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Sara continues to flex its atmospheric muscle while unleashing heavy rainfall across Belize, the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, and northern Honduras. The storm’s center, currently hugging...
Sara’s Current Status: Slow and Steady, with Some Growing Pains Sara was officially designated as a tropical storm after showing off some new bands of intense thunderstorms. Think of those bands as the swirling “arms” you see in the satellite images,...
I just got off the call with NOAA’s Model Evaluating Group. We evaluate computer models and talk about certain individuals who are actively researching weather models. The goal is to analyze the models and how they can be improved. Here are some of the key...
For context, the bottom right part of the image shows the storm with all the bright colors and that area is South Florida. Model runs today need to be carefully watched as I expect changes in the track. The current weather disturbance deep in the Caribbean is...
