For public safety, hurricanes are assigned names. Giving hurricanes specific names makes it easier for the media to report the storm and increase interest in warnings when the storm has a name....Read More
While there is a possibility of hurricane activity in Southern California, the possibility of Florence making landfall there is nonexistent. History shows that hurricane landfall is possible, but...Read More
Hurricane Florence is approaching the Carolinas and the mid-Atlantic as a category four storm, and it is only expected to get stronger. It is quite rare for hurricanes this intense to make...Read More
Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused severe and extensive damage in the Carolinas in September 2018. It was primarily a result of freshwater flooding....Read More
Early in the storm's history, the system brought hazardous conditions to the Cape Verde islands, which resulted in some landslides and flooding. A state of emergency was declared. A mandatory...Read More
Hurricane Florence flooded the streets with torrential rain and a powerful storm surge. The hurricane's storm surge and the wall of water are pushed from the Atlantic overwhelmed the area. The...Read More
Two ridges of high pressure are driving Florence with one to the north, and one to the south. Each of these high-pressure ridges produces a clockwise circulation of air, so that could steer...Read More
