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Ahead of schedule, Subtropical Storm Ana forms near Bermuda

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s official — we have the first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Subtropical Storm Ana formed Saturday morning near Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center. This is the seventh year in a row a storm has developed in the Atlantic basin ahead of the official start of hurricane season, which is June 1. The storm that kicked off this streak in 2015 was, coincidentally, Tropical Storm Ana….

Rip current risk high along Outer Banks from Subtropical Storm Ana

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane season started more than a week early for 2021, when Subtropical Storm Ana formed late Friday night. Although the season officially doesn’t start until June 1, Ana caps a seven-year streak of named storms before that date.

NC could see rip currents this weekend from Subtropical Storm Ana

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Hurricane season started more than a week early for 2021, when Subtropical Storm Ana formed late Friday night. Although the season officially doesn’t start until June 1, Ana caps a seven-year streak of named storms before that date. Another disturbance off the western Gulf of Mexico has a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical system over the next few days. The system will bring lots of rain to…

Track the Gulf storm that threatens to become first tropical storm of season to hit Texas

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

The National Weather Service announced a disturbance weather system in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday. The storm, named Invest 91L for the time being by the agency, had winds between 30-35 mph Friday. The NWS said the disturbance has a 60% chance of development to turning into a tropical storm. Heavy rain and the potential for flooding in southeast Texas and Louisiana are forecast through Saturday. Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicted another above-normal…

Houston, Harris County get nothing in latest round of $1 billion federal Hurricane Harvey relief funding

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Despite bearing the brunt of the damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Harris County and Houston were awarded $0 of the $1 billion in a first round of federal relief funding related to the storm, which was announced Friday. Local officials are now imploring the federal government to halt the process and reconsider. Harris County…

Track the disturbance in the Gulf that has chance at becoming a tropical storm

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

The National Weather Service announced a disturbance weather system in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday. By Friday, the storm had winds between 30-35 mph and the agency said the disturbance has a 60% chance of development to turning into a tropical storm. Heavy rain and the potential for flooding in southeast Texas and Louisiana are forecast through Saturday. Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicted another above-normal hurricane season, albeit one that experts don’t anticipate…

Lina Hidalgo Wants a New Deal on Hurricane Harvey Mitigation Funds

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

^ Keep Houston Press Free I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. “The deck was stacked against us from the get-go.” That was Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s assessment at a Friday press conference in which she protested the criteria used to determine what counties and cities would get what share of the federal funds set aside as the Hurricane Harvey Mitigation…

Hurricane season 2021: Tropical disturbance in Gulf of Mexico, heavy rain expected in South Texas

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, but a disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico is getting a head start that has a 60% chance of development to turn into a tropical storm. The National Weather Service announced a disturbance in the western gulf Thursday evening. Conditions have become more favorable for a tropical development, and a short-lived tropical depression or storm could form before the disturbance moves inland over the northwest Gulf Coast Friday evening. Safety first:What…

Gulf weather update: System has 60% chance of development with heavy rainfall, potential for flooding, NOAA says

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Southeast Texas is already saturated so more heavy rain could lead to flash flooding across the region, according to the National Hurricane Center. HOUSTON — KHOU 11 Meteorologist Blake Mathews is closely watching a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that is already bringing more showers to our region. The well-defined system, now called invest 91L, is not a tropical storm or a hurricane. Currently, it has a 60% chance of further development into…

Hurricane season 2021: Disturbance in Gulf of Mexico, heavy rain expected in South Texas

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, but a disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico is getting a head start that has a 40% chance of development. The National Weather Service announced a disturbance in the western gulf Thursday evening. Conditions have become more favorable for a tropical development, and a short-lived tropical depression or storm could form before the disturbance moves inland over the northwest gulf coast Friday evening. The weather service said regardless of development, there…

5 things to know today, including what hurricane season might have in store

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

2 storms developing ahead of official start to 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Two low pressure systems in the Atlantic storm basin could develop into named storms before the official start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The first system is located nearly 2,000 miles east of North Carolina. According to the National Weather Service, it has an 80 percent chance to become a subtropical cyclone by Saturday. If it strengthens enough, it could become Ana and extend the streak of a named storm forming before the official…

2 systems developing ahead of official start to 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

Sub-tropical storm likely to get a name; no impact expected on NC

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

A disturbance off the East Coast could become the first named storm of hurricane season. Although the season officially doesn’t start until June 1, the Storm Prediction Center says there is a 90 percent chance for a sub-tropical storm to form in the next five days.

5 Ways Homeowners Can Get Ready for Hurricane Season Right Now

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by WeatherPreppers

^ Keep Houston Press Free I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. Hurricane season begins on June 1 and, by all accounts, it is expected to be a busy season. Perhaps not 2020 busy when a record number of storms was recorded, but more active than normal according to the latest predictions from the National Hurricane Center. Living along the Gulf Coast…

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