Sentences with phrase «became a hurricane at»

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.

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

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

Not exact matches

At least 300,000 borrowers will become delinquent on their loans when banks initiate foreclosure proceedings after Hurricane Harvey.

Cuomo's fashion choice for disasters and emergencies has become a familiar sight for many New Yorkers, whether he's standing on New York City streets flooded after Hurricane Sandy, trudging along a snow - crippled Buffalo highway or issuing statements in front of a burning transformer at the Indian Point nuclear facility.

In the days after Hurricane Sandy, Cuomo became a ubiquitous khaki - clad presence by touring the destruction and by plastering his name in large letters on banners at relief sites.

Day has become synonymous with service to others, which is why more than 250 teens spent their day - off at the Westchester Reform Temple to give back to areas devastated by Hurricane Maria.

The American Red Cross had setup a site at the Riverhead City Center for people in need of food and supplies who became victim of Hurricane Sandy.

«The human deaths and the powerful landscape - altering destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy are a stark reminder that our nation must become more resilient to coastal hazards,» said Kevin Gallagher, associate director for Core Science Systems at USGS.

Even as cities become more vulnerable to moderate storms, the intensity of hurricanes may increase dramatically, says Kerry Emanuel, a meteorologist at MIT.

Between one and four could become major hurricanes, defined as Category 3 storms or above — or those hurricanes with winds of at least 111 mph (179 km / h).

Threats — ranging from the destruction of coral reefs to more extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts and floods — are becoming more likely at the temperature change already underway: as little as 1.8 degree Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) of warming in global average temperatures.

And in October, Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and had the highest wind speeds ever directly measured, clocking in atHurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and had the highest wind speeds ever directly measured, clocking in athurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and had the highest wind speeds ever directly measured, clocking in at 200 mph.

Joaquin formed at the end of September and found a pocket over the Bahamas where it was able to strengthen considerably, reaching Category 4 status, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane since 2010's Igor.

After completing his PhD in climate science from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, he went on to become a post-doctoral fellow at MIT, where he worked on hurricane - climate interaction.

A 2005 report put forward by the Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University became a framework for the evolution of New Orleans schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Her position as a Disaster Team Leader and Client Services Supervisor for disaster relief, damage assessment and disbursement of services for the Red Cross had Joanne become part of the relief effort at ground zero in the aftermath of September 11th and Hurricane Katrina, along with numerous local and national disasters for over a decade.

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.

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.

The meteorologists at Accuweather.com seem to agree with this prognosis for Hanna, saying: «There is strong potential that Hanna will move around the bottom of a high pressure area currently over the East, through the Straits of Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, where it could become another major hurricane by late next week.»

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.

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.

Of those storms, NOAA projected that between seven and 11 would achieve hurricane status (winds of at least 74 mph); and that three or four would become major hurricanes of category 3, 4 or 5 (winds of at least 111 mph).

There is a bit of general atmospheric physics at the beginning of the book and a (great) guide to becoming a meteorologist at the end, but these are bookends to the meat of the book which is reserved for thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes.

Wind shear: The less the vertical wind shear — the difference in the direction and force of the winds at the surface compared to several miles into the air — the more powerful the hurricane can become.

And for every politician who tells you incorrectly that there's no link between global warming and hurricanes, there are at least three researchers saying that we need to prepare for the fact that the strongest hurricanes will become more intense and will probably — like Harvey — start to produce unprecedented amounts of rain.

The GFDL hurricane model has been upgraded numerous times since it became operational at the National Weather Service in 1995.

For the entire 2006 season, which ends November 30, NOAA is projecting a total of 12 to 15 named storms of which seven to nine will intensify to hurricanes, including three or four becoming major hurricanes — rated at Category 3 or higher.

Beginning in 1966, daily satellite imagery became available at the National Hurricane Center, and thus statistics from this time forward are most complete (McAdie et al. 2009).

Economic Benefits The development of an advanced biofuel industry will help rebuild the local and regional economies devastated as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing: (1) increased value to the feedstock crops which will benefit local farmers and provide more revenue to the local community; (2) increased investments in plants and equipment which will stimulate the local economy by providing construction jobs initially and the chance for full - time employment after the plant is completed; (3) secondary employment as associated industries develop due to plant co-products becoming available at a competitive price; and (4) increased local and state revenues collected from plant operations will stimulate local and state tax revenues and provide funds for improvements to the community and to the region.

Now, it's possible that hurricanes away from the US became less likely to reach Cat 3 or higher in the last decade compared to the period 50 years before, but that seems unlikely to me, at least, and I think would be inconsistent with the Webster et al. work.

«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.»

Whether it's a catastrophic incident on a drilling rig, a natural disaster such as a hurricane or tornado, an auditor's discovery of questionable bookkeeping at corporate headquarters or a train derailment, your crisis becomes our crisis.

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

«There were delays due to repairs, re-appraisals and re-inspections, but we've become very good at forecasting the impact [of hurricanes].»

Recent hurricanes and wildfires are likely to blame for an uptick in the number of homeowners who became late on their mortgage payments at the end of the year.