Entries by Steven Copertino

Maria Finally Departs the Caribbean and Jose Fades. Whats Next?

Good Evening Back on Monday we highlighted the potential for Maria to become an extremely dangerous Category 4 or even 5 Hurricane before reaching the small island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles, and unfortunately that is exactly what happened. Maria rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds just before making […]

Extremely Dangerous Maria Eyes Dominica

Good Evening!  Back on Friday we were talking about a vigorous tropical wave that was designated Invest 96L. Since that time, the disturbance became a tropical depression on Saturday, battled with some moderate shear and dry air, and was upgraded to a hurricane yesterday afternoon. We mentioned that the storm would have excellent conditions to […]

Attention Turns to Jose, Two More Systems Active Over the Open Atlantic

Good Afternoon!  The tropics have begun to really ramp up yet again, with Jose still meandering north of the southern Bahamas, newly formed Tropical Depression 14, and a vigorous tropical wave that has been designated Invest 96L. ————- Tropical storm Jose has been on the upswing over the past 18 hours or so, as the […]