More than a dozen species of North American birds rarely seen in Britain and Ireland have been spotted along the countries’ western shores after being blown off their usual migration routes by remnants of Hurricane Lee and surviving the perilous journey across the Atlantic, experts said. The arrival of warblers, vireos and other colorful birds…
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…
A typical weather system, which was producing stormy weather off the coast of Florida early Friday, could reach tropical storm strength, earning the name Ophelia before striking the Carolinas and moving through the Mid-Atlantic States this weekend. Nearly seven million people in the Carolinas and the Mid-Atlantic region were under tropical storm warnings as of…
Tropical Storm Margot formed in the North Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, becoming the 13th named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. The eye of the storm was 460 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands early Friday and moving west-northwest at 16 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm had…
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…
Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Idalia, which formed on Sunday and could strengthen to a hurricane in the next two to three days, forecasters said. Idalia, the latest named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, also threatens to bring heavy rains to Georgia and the Carolinas, forecasters said. Jamie Rhome, deputy director of…
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…