Storm names, rip current dangers, even snow: Friday marks peak of hurricane season

SHE WAS NOT FOUND FOR 10 HOURS. >> SO HEARTBREAKING. >>> WE ARE AT THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON AND WHEN WE CHECK IN ON THE TROPICS, IT CERTAINLY SUPPORTS THE CASE. METEOROLOGIST ELIZABETH GARDNER HAS A TROPICAL UPDATE. >> IT IS BUSY RIGHT NOW BUT YESTERDAY WAS ALL ABOUT MINDY. MINDY WAS FEEDING THE MOISTURE IN AND OF COURSE THE INTERACTIVE COLD FRONT BROADUS FLOODING YESTERDAY. THIS FRONT DID ITS JOB AND KICKED THE REMNANTS OF MINDY TO THE ATLANTIC. WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT LARRY WHICH IS PRETTY INTERESTING. LARRY WILL DO SOMETHING THAT VERY FEW TROPICAL STORMS DO. FIRST WE HAVE A 70% CHANCE THAT THIS SYSTEM HERE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF MEXICO WILL DEVELOP AND A 70% CHANCE THAT THIS ONE MOVING OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA WILL DEVELOP ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC. THEY COULD GET THE NEXT NAME WHICH IS NICHOLAS. MAYBE THE OTHER WILL GET THE NEXT NAME WHICH IS ODETTE. LET’S LOOK AT LARRY, LARRY IS A HUGE STORM IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF SPACE IT IS TAKING UP. ON THE WIND THAT THE HURRICANE FORCE WIND EXTENDS ALMOST 90 MILES OUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM, THIS IS A BIG STORM AND PRODUCE THE LOT OF WAVE ACTION ALONG THE COAST. WE DEFTLY HAVE HIGH RIP CURRENT DANGER BUT WE’VE HAD THIS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. WE WILL SEE THAT AGAIN TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY ON SUNDAY. IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE BEACHES BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE RIP CURRENT DANGER. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE STORM THAT HAS WIND AT 80 MILES PER HOUR AND IT IS LIKELY TO STAY FAIRLY STRONG ABOUT THIS STRENGTH AS A MAKES LANDFALL IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND CANADA. AFTER THAT IS A TROPICAL STORM AND THEN IT HEADS TOWARDS GREENLAND. YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO IT WHEN IT MOVES INTO GREENLAND? IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE PRECIPITATION TURNED TO SNOW. ALMOST 2 FEET OF SNOW FOR THE EAST COAST OF GREENLAND. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TROPICAL SYSTEMS RARELY DO THAT WILL GO IN THE RECORD BOOKS AND ENDED UP CAUSING A COUPLE FEET OF SNOW. THAT’S AMAZING PICKED SEPTEMBER 10th STATISTICALLY IS THE TIME THAT WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HURRICANE SEASON. WE TEND TO SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY POTENTIALLY THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER. AFTER THAT IT TENDS TO DROP OFF FAIRLY QUICKLY. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF TIME TO GO ON THIS SEASON. 13 NAME STORM SO FAR. 5 HER KIDS AND 3 ARE MAJOR HURRICANES. THAT IS GRACE, IDA AND LARRY. NICHOLAS AND ODETTE COULD FORM THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THAT PUTS US CLOSE TO THE END OF THE LIST WHAT HAPPENS? THIS YEAR THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION WHICH PUTS OUT THE LIST WILL