It is common for strong and powerful storms to undergo eyewall replacements, which allow for a brief period of weakening, ...
This is where the National Hurricane Center identified Invest 91L Sunday. Invest 91L is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, with a few pockets of locally strongest convection being ...
It’s a sudden process that can force a hurricane to explode in both size and intensity. Eyewall replacement cycles are one of the great mysteries lurking in the heart of any hurricane.
We cross over several hurricane feeder bands--tall heaps of piled cumulus clouds arranged in picturesque lines that spiral into the eyewall. Ahead, the first major spiral band--an ominous dark ...
We hit the eyewall. Darkness falls. Intense blasts of turbulent wind rock the airplane. Torrential rain hammers the fuselage. The winds shoot up to 170 mph, gusting to 190. The three remaining ...
Growing up in North Carolina, my fascination with weather started at a young age, especially after experiencing Hurricane Fran’s eyewall in 1997. The storm caused widespread damage and flooding ...
The most intense winds around Milton's eyewall peaked at 180 mph roughly 24 hours before striking Florida, but the storms in its outer bands began to pummel South Florida more than 16 hours ahead ...
It’s a sudden process that can force a hurricane to explode in both size and intensity. Eyewall replacement cycles are one of the great mysteries lurking in the heart of any hurricane. Here’s a look ...