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In addition to Tropical Storm Fernand, forecasters are monitoring a tropical wave approaching the chain of islands in the far ...
Fernand is not expected to pose a threat to Florida or the U.S. as it moves north in the central Atlantic before dissipating later this week.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking five tropical disturbances in the Atlantic, according to the 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 ...
But that progress, and future improvements, are now at risk, Vecchi says, because of the ongoing disruptions to federal ...
If a tropical cyclone's max sustained winds reach or surpass 111 miles per hour, it's then classified as a major hurricane. This is typically the most destructive and most deadly type of storm.
Here's a list of the terminology to know what it all means. Hurricane: A tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained surface winds of 74 mph or greater. Hurricane watch: Issued when sustained ...
When a hurricane reaches Category 3, defined on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale as tropical cyclones with between 111 and 129 miles per hour, the hurricane becomes a "major hurricane." ...