Hurricanes and tropical storms

The hurricane is still packing winds of 1mph as it approaches Marco . Irma made landfall at 9:a. The appearance of three strong hurricanes in the Atlantic basin which all threaten land is “unparalleled” in modern times, a tropical storms expert has said.

Britain is due to be hit by the tail-end of up to three hurricanes or tropical storms in the. Find out where the hurricane is and stay ahead of the storm. These are large, swirling storms which have violent winds, intense rains and are usually accompanied by a . Nearly all tropical storms and hurricanes start out as tropical disturbances.

These are areas of unsettled weather and thunderstorms in the tropics. Every six years, the list of names begins again! However, the names of especially destructive hurricanes are usually retired. See the “retired” tropical storm and . Track hurricanes and tropical storms that are moving toward South Carolina and the southeast United States. Friday night – although it was soon downgraded to tropical storm status.

The storm is massive as winds of at least tropical storm force . Tropical Storm Jose is right behind Irma—and expected to upgrade to a . The strongest tropical storms are called hurricanes , typhoons or tropical cyclones.

The different names all mean the same thing, but are used in different parts of . We offer long-range forecasts of hurricane , typhoon and tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, NW Pacific, SW Pacific and Indian Ocean basins. Caribbean and China Sea region . Everything you need to monitor the tropics in one place. Hurricane tracking, tropical models, and more storm coverage.

Includes exclusive satellite and radar. Why do hurricanes need names? Names have been given to storms (or tropical cyclones ) for at least the last 1years.

Four more tropical storms followed: Bret, Cindy, Don and Emily.