Hurricane Irma made landfall this morning in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. But while Irma’s strength was forecast for days, the projected track of the storm did seem to wobble. As late as early Thursday morning, Irma was expected to travel along Florida’s eastern coast. […]
As Irma continues to drive its way through the Atlantic Ocean, bringing with it 150+ mph winds, a lot of comparisons are being drawn to Hurricane Andrew, which hit South Florida 25 years ago. That makes sense – it was the last Category 5 hurricane to hit the United States (Irma is currently forecast to […]
Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 20 people in the Caribbean and is expected to begin affecting southern Florida Saturday night, is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded. Its strongest winds reached speeds of 185 miles per hour and stayed there for 37 hours. Hurricane Allen is the only Atlantic hurricane […]
UPDATE (Sept. 8, 8:46 p.m.): The National Hurricane Center’s latest forecasted track for Hurricane Irma reflects model trends that suggest the storm will make landfall in Florida a little further west than expected this morning. The new track is very bad news for the Florida Keys and western Florida. Key West is now expecting up […]
Update (Aug. 26, 1 a.m.): Harvey made landfall late Friday evening between Port Aransas (just northeast of Corpus Christi) and Port O’Connor, Texas, as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. Wind speeds should decrease as Harvey encounters land, but the threat from the storm is far from over. Harvey is […]