Weather forecasters tracking a previously powerful Category 3 hurricane in the mid-Atlantic said Monday it had weakened to a tropical storm headed toward the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada.
Don’t look now, but Katia—that’s pronounced KA-tee-uh—just tipped from intensely simmering over to boiling in the middle of the Atlantic, becoming the second named hurricane of the season.
After a hurricane ravages a region of the country, it seems to make sense to check for flooding, power outages and property damage. But it might be best to just check the local Waffle House.
Astronauts say the hurricane looks “scary” even from space. Just imagine the punch she’ll pack on the ground.
You’ve seen Hurricane Irene’s path predicted on maps: lime green states, electric blue water and a white upside-down teardrop running smack into North Carolina. But hurricanes are fickle and go where they will, so how do weather forecasters nail them down?
Hurricanes and Melissa Cook just don’t get along.
Forecasters routinely get blamed for simply blowing hot air. But nobody accuses the National Hurricane Center of anything of the sort.
It’s been a while since a serious category-scary Atlantic hurricane’s scoured America’s shores head-on.
The upcoming hurricane season, spanning from June 1 to November 30, might be a rocky one.
And you probably didn’t even realize.
