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05/24/2024, 4:43 am EDT

NOAA/NHC 2024 Hurricane Outlook

NOAA/NHC issues their most active seasonal forecast since outlooks began earlier this century. The active forecast follows a similar theme with previous outlooks issued by CSU, TSR U.K., and CIC. Given the number of major hurricanes forecast for this year, monitoring the 86/87F SST (where major hurricanes are most likely) becomes extremely important!

05/22/2024, 10:35 am EDT

More Severe Weather Ahead for U.S. Crop Areas

A major severe weather event struck the U.S. Corn Belt yesterday with nearly 500 severe weather damage reports collected by NOAA/SPC including 23 tornado reports. Central Iowa to southwestern Wisconsin were the hardest hit. Flooding from excessive rainfall also occurred in this stretch.

05/21/2024, 4:48 am EDT

Equatorial Upper Ocean Heat Foreshadows Climate Pattern Changes Ahead!

The subsurface equatorial ocean regions upper ocean heat analysis according to ECMWF from April 2024 foreshadow major climate pattern changes ahead if current analysis and trend hold for JUN/JUL/AUG 2024.

05/20/2024, 2:23 pm EDT

Record Warm Sectors of the North Atlantic Basin Getting Warmer

The daily North Atlantic basin sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) is +0.94C and implies the Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation (AMO) is similar and therefore easily a record warm value for May. The North Atlantic basin has warmed 0.23C during the past 7 days. A primary contributor is the tropical North Atlantic (TNA) index located across the main development region (MDR) for hurricanes. The daily TNA index is +1.46C maintaining the record warm signature in this part of the outer tropical North Atlantic basin.