This is going to
be the shortest update for ages! We can all have the weekend off from tropical
storms and, er, watch volcanic eruptions instead (Mexico, Indonesia, Japan, Vanuatu).
Both Ex-Tropical
Storms Lee and Maria are pretty much done and dusted:
Lee has reached
the UK and France (he’s the broad blue splodge of clouds and rain covering
those countries). He has winds of around 40-45mph, so it will be a bit ‘breezy’.
Maria is still on her way to that part of the world and is currently somewhere
around 42N, 43W (that yellowish splodge) heading ENE at 32mph. Winds are 50mph.
They didn’t
really interact so Friday and Saturday were not as interesting in the Atlantic
after all. But that’s ok… I think we’ve all had more than enough ‘interesting’
for this year!
Harvey made
landfall in Texas on 25th August, ~5 weeks ago. As the
Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico continue on their recovery, the initial numbers
show that over 200 people lost their lives and the cost of these three storms
alone will exceed $200bn. In FIVE weeks!
We are 2/3 of the way through the hurricane season, but that's a wrap for September.
I’ll be back for
the next named storm, Nate, if he turns up. Ophelia is after that.
Toodle pip!
J.
Twitter @JyovianStorm
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DISCLAIMER: These remarks are just what I think/see regarding tropical storms - not the opinion of any organization I represent. If you are making an evacuation decision, please heed your local emergency management and the National Hurricane Center's official forecast and the National Weather Service announcements. This is not an official forecast. If I "run away, run away" (Monty Python), I'll let you know.
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