Tropical Storm Philippe formed on Saturday, becoming the latest named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, but it remained far from land by late Sunday night. The National Hurricane Center estimated that the storm had sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, with higher gusts. As of 11 p.m. on Sunday, it was about…
Over the Labor Day weekend, social media feeds flooded with stark warnings about a major storm slamming the East Coast of the United States next week. That hypothetical storm just became Tropical Storm Lee with sustained winds of 50 miles per hour late Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Before you freak out, it…
Forecasters on Saturday described Tropical Storm Katia as “overachieving” in the Eastern Atlantic, saying that though its direction was proving difficult to pin down, it was expected to weaken on Sunday. In an advisory late Saturday, the National Hurricane Center estimated that the storm had sustained winds of 45 miles per hour, with higher gusts.…
As the remnants of Hurricane Idalia battered the Carolina coast, and as Hurricane Franklin churned far off in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Jose formed early Thursday, becoming the latest named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. As of 5 a.m. Thursday, Jose had maximum sustained winds of about 40 miles per hour, just enough…
Tropical Storm Gert formed in the Caribbean early Monday, becoming the latest named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, before weakening over the course of the day. Gert was one of three tropical storms, along with Emily and Franklin, that formed in the Atlantic Ocean within a span of 18 hours, signaling that the…
Tropical Storm Franklin became the second named storm to form on Sunday in the Atlantic, just hours after Tropical Storm Emily developed. The National Hurricane Center estimated that Franklin had sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. Tropical disturbances that have sustained winds of 39 m.p.h. earn a name. Once winds reach 74 m.p.h., a…
Economic policymakers around the world are raising interest rates to try to tame the rising cost of living. Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, reiterated his commitment to that policy in a speech yesterday. He warned against giving up on inflation “prematurely” and promised to “stay the course until the job is done.” But both…