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Increase in tropical development expected as we near the peak of Hurricane Season
Read full article: Increase in tropical development expected as we near the peak of Hurricane SeasonA few showers here and there for Tuesday. Dry air moves in overnight, and clear skies expected for the rest of the week.
Europe braces for remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo
Read full article: Europe braces for remnants of Hurricane LorenzoHurricane Lorenzo will pass near the Azores as a Category 2 storm and continue moving northeast. (CNN) - Warnings of flash flooding and dangerous high winds have been issued in Europe as remnants of the record-breaking Hurricane Lorenzo approach the continent. This will make it the first hurricane to track through the mid-Atlantic archipelago since 2012. Wave heights in western Ireland are expected to reach 40 feet on Thursday and Friday. 'Life-threatening surf'One to two inches (25 to 50mm) of rainfall is expected over the western Azores on Tuesday and Wednesday, reported the NHC.
Category 2 Hurricane Lorenzo will skirt past Azores later this week
Read full article: Category 2 Hurricane Lorenzo will skirt past Azores later this weekHurricane Lorenzo will pass near the Azores as a Category 2 storm and continue moving northeast. PONTA DELGADA, Azores - Multiple islands in the Atlantic were under a hurricane or tropical storm watch Monday morning as Hurricane Lorenzo inched closer. Early Monday, it was about 1,160 miles from the islands and packing 110 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane center called the storm "large and powerful" and warned its wind fields would continue to expand in the next few days. The storm's winds may have weakened, the hurricane center said but emphasized the "area of the hurricane-force winds has more than doubled" since Saturday.
Hurricane Jerry now Category 2, heads north of Leeward Islands
Read full article: Hurricane Jerry now Category 2, heads north of Leeward IslandsHurricane Jerry has reached Category 2 strength as it moves through the Atlantic near northern Leeward Islands. ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - Jerry strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Friday and was packing sustained winds of 105 mph in the Atlantic as it headed in the direction of the northern Leeward Islands, forecasters said. The storm will pass north of the islands later Friday and well north of Puerto Rico Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. "Although the core of Jerry is expected to move north of the northern Leeward Islands, heavy rainfall and flash floods are possible there today," the center said. The northern Leeward Islands will also see swells that are likely to cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," according to the center.
Hurricane Humberto gaining strength as it barrels toward Bermuda
Read full article: Hurricane Humberto gaining strength as it barrels toward BermudaWith wind speeds of 100 mph -- and gusts up to 120 mph -- the Category 2 storm could still become a major hurricane before it comes dangerously close Wednesday night to Bermuda. The hurricane will pass less than 100 miles north of the island territory, according to the current forecast track from the National Hurricane Center, which noted Tuesday at 11 a.m. A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch have been issued by the Bermuda Weather Service. Only 21 hurricanes have passed within 100 miles of Bermuda over the past 100 years. The last hurricane to make landfall in Bermuda was Hurricane Gonzalo in 2014.