Sentences with phrase «bertha became hurricane»

These hurricanes form from a tropical depression or tropical wave that passes through or near that chain of islands, and then eventually strengthens into a named system (finally becoming a hurricane at some point) in the mid-Atlantic.

When Jonathan Falwell saw the first signs of what would become Hurricane Irma swirling on the weather map, he moved up the dates of his Caribbean vacation — a surprise trip to St. Martin with his wife for their 25th anniversary — just in case.

A Finnish legend that became a hurricane at Ajax and Barcelona, but struggled to make a meaningful impact at Liverpool.

The low pressure area known as System 90L developed rapidly since Jan. 13 and became Hurricane Alex on Jan. 14.

The Saffir - Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of «tropical depression» and «tropical storm» and thereby become hurricanes.

Twelve of them became hurricanes, tying for the third most active recorded season.

The forecast predicts between four and eight named storms may become hurricanes — organized, rotating storms with sustained winds of 74 mph (119 km / h) or faster.

The forecast is currently for 11 to 17 storms to form, of which five to nine are expected to become hurricanes, and two to four major hurricanes

The forecast is currently for 11 to 17 named storms to form, of which five to nine are expected to become hurricanes, and two to four major hurricanes.

OurAmazingPlanet recently toured the NHC just as forecasters here were becoming concerned about the storm that would become Hurricane Rina (which has since weakened into a tropical storm).

Recent research suggests that an AMO warm phase has been in effect since the mid-1990s, which has caused changes in rainfall in the southeastern US, and resulted in twice as many tropical storms becoming hurricanes than during cool phases.

There were 18 named storms to form in the East Pacific this year, of which 13 became hurricanes and a record - breaking 11 became major hurricanes.

There is a chance it could become a hurricane before moving towards Belize Mexico area late Wednesday.

At this point Earl is expected to become a hurricane (winds above 75 mph) before making landfall, but as of now it is still being considered a Tropical Storm.

The US Weather Service has forecasted that 11 — 15 tropical storms will form with 6 -9 becoming hurricanes and 2 — 4 being intense hurricanes of category three or higher.

A tropical low from the coast of Africa that becomes a hurricane can hit the U.S. with a multi-billion dollar bang.

Brian McNoldy, a meteorologist at Colorado State University who maintains a useful Web site on tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean, has distributed an alert about a particularly noteworthy wave of low pressure moving west from Africa that appears likely to become a hurricane within a week.

Finally it is as fact of weather hurricanes for, out in the Atlantic moving from the Coast of Africa it» been that way for maybe 5 million years or so but post-Katrina any collection of clouds anywhere near North America supposedly can magically create an eye for itself begin spinning frantically and yes go from being a rain storm to a HURRICANE but luckily than God not one of them has yet become a hurricane.

The latest in a slew of devastating storms to sock the Gulf region, Wilma became a hurricane Tuesday — tying the record for both most hurricanes in a season with 12 and most named storms at 21.

[UPDATE, 7/7: Tropical Storm Bertha became Hurricane Bertha on Monday.

Just nine hours after becoming a hurricane, Wilma's wind speeds had jumped from 75 mph to 100 mph.

With Karl becoming a hurricane, we have three hurricanes at the same time.

The hurricane season that just ended — or, rather, was supposed to have just ended — at the end of November produced 14 tropical storms, six of which became hurricanes.

In general, the tropical systems that become hurricanes are formed from masses of hot, humid air travelling east to west from the west coast of Africa across the mid-Atlantic along the equator, although they can form in other ways, too.

The 2017 hurricane season fits that trend — though there weren't more storms than usual, more of them (10 to be exact) strengthened to become hurricanes, matching a 124 - year - old record.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Isaac is forecast to rapidly strengthen over the next 48 hours and could become a hurricane within that time - frame.

The first two categories describe the two stages that occur before a storm becomes a hurricane: TD — tropical depression and TS — tropical storm.

Finally, tropical storms officially become hurricanes when their sustained wind speed exceeds 118 kilometers per hour.

This means that of the 6 to 10 named storms for this season, 1 to 4 storms are likely to become hurricanes in 2015.

It became a hurricane twice, a record 13 days apart.

The current forecast calls for Ophelia to strengthen gradually during the week as it drifts toward the east and become a hurricane on Friday, which would make it the 10th hurricane of the 2017 season.

They predict that 15 named tropical storms will form in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico this year, of which 8 will become hurricanes.

Of those named storms, eight to 14 should become hurricanes, including three to seven «major» hurricanes with wind speeds above 111 mph.

Global warming is not a cause for hurricanes but it makes the hurricanes that develop stronger, and more tropicals storms become hurricanes.

How do you quantify risk of Hurricane damage when the Ernesto storm might fizzle out or never become a hurricane?

The Saffir - Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of «tropical depression» and «tropical storm» and thereby become hurricanes

Re: # 233: «Global warming is not a cause for hurricanes but it makes the hurricanes that develop stronger, and more tropicals storms become hurricanes.»

NOAA's outlook for the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, also released today, calls for 11 - 15 tropical storms, with six to eight becoming hurricanes of which two to four may become major hurricanes.

«NOAA's prediction for the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is for 12 to15 tropical storms, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major hurricanes,» said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator at a news conference today in Bay St. Louis, Miss. «Forecaster confidence that this will be an active hurricane season is very high.»

From NASA / GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER: The low pressure area known as System 90L developed rapidly since Jan. 13 and became Hurricane Alex on Jan. 14.

However in 2010, the Atlantic saw 19 tropical storms, of which 12 became hurricanes as expected (and forecasted) due to the intense La Nina event and continued positive Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO).

i purhased it the day i made my reservation which happened to be the day irene became a hurricane while way out at sea.

If you remember from the When is hurricane season page in the Hurricane Travel Resource Center, a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when sustained winds reach 74 miles per hour or higher.

If you remember from the When is hurricane season page in the Hurricane Travel Resource Center, a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when sustained winds -LSB-...]

«Of those storms, five to nine are likely to become hurricanes and between two and four of those will become major hurricanes — that is, category 3 or bigger.»

Cristina became a Hurricane at 2:00 AM PDT on June 11th, 2014.

Not exact matches

As commodity prices soared following the hurricane, the shark's utility bills became untenable.

In the wake of a historic and deadly hurricane season, an app called Zello Walkie Talkie has become the communication tool of choice for both people working to help in cleanup and first responder efforts, such as the Cajun Navy in Houston, and those affected and displaced by these storms.

But it would be a special and beautiful thing if you found a local event, explored becoming a corporate partner, or helped bolster the organization's hurricane relief fund.

After Irma hit, on Sept. 7 Branson became vocal again to share that he and his team had made it through the hurricane.