Sentences with phrase «hurricane strength just»

Not exact matches

The storm is forecast to be at Category 1 hurricane strength when it makes landfall tonight just south of New Orleans.

«We found quite extraordinary wind speeds of about 50 metres per second — which are hurricane strength winds — blowing close to the surface, just 600 metres above the waves,» he told New Scientist.

Be prepared for one category higher than the one being forecast, because hurricanes often increase in strength just before making landfall.

«In the case of Epsilon, just by chance, the system actually moved over a very narrow ridge of warmer sea last night and this morning which allowed it to build up to hurricane strength,» Feltgen said.

Just two tropical cyclones have formed which have reached the equivalent of hurricane strength — Ula and Victor.

If AGW doesn't intrinsically increase hurricane frequency (just strength) but does increase El Nino events, then we should see a decrease in Gulf and Atlantic hurricanes and landfalls.