Michael was cool. But Sandy was easily the best of the season
Sandy was a ridiculous storm! It was so interesting when it rapidly intensified near Cuba, and then what happened next was so unexpected and possibly once-in-a-lifetime!
Sandy was a ridiculous storm! It was so interesting when it rapidly intensified near Cuba, and then what happened next was so unexpected and possibly once-in-a-lifetime!
Right?
It was also hilarious on social media. The fact that she got compared to Sandy from SpongeBob and Sandy from grease
Typhoon Haiyan that hits Philippines last year! The strongest typhoon ever recorded at landfall.
Considered as Category 5 hurricane! Bigger and more powerful than Hurricane Sandy and Katrina
Tropical Depression FIVE has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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WTNT45 KNHC 012036
TCDAT5
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE DISCUSSION NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052014
400 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2014
An Air Force Reserve Unit reconnaissance aircraft investigating the
low pressure area over the southwest Gulf of Mexico found a
well-defined center of circulation. The system has a curved band of
deep convection that wraps around the southern and eastern portions
of the circulation. Thus the system is being designated as a
tropical depression at this time. The maximum winds reported by the
aircraft so far support an intensity of 25 kt. Although the
cyclone is situated over very warm waters of near 30 deg C, the
atmospheric environment is not ideal for strengthening. Dynamical
models indicate that significant northerly to northwesterly
vertical shear should affect the tropical cyclone for the next 36
hours and this is likely to limit intensification up to landfall.
After landfall, dissipation should be quick due to the mountainous
terrain of Mexico. The official wind speed forecast is a little
above the intensity model consensus.
The initial motion is west-northwestward or around 295/11. The
steering scenario appears to be fairly straightforward. The flow
to the south of a mid-level ridge along the northern Gulf of Mexico
coast should maintain a west-northwestward track for the next 36
hours, i.e. through the expected time of landfall. The official
track forecast is very close to the latest dynamical model
consensus.
This is so cool to see actually!