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November 1st Tropical Update
11/01/2011  

There are no organized systems today and water temperatures along most of the U.S. coastline are now below 80 degrees, as seen in the map below. So, while the official season...More >>
 
 

October 17 Tropical Weather Update
10/17/2011  

Atlantic sea-surface temperatures continue to cool, as eighty degree waters are now reduced to the coastlines south of Houston and Daytona Beach. Sea-surface temperatures north...More >>
 
 

October 3 Tropical Weather Update
10/03/2011  

There are presently two active storms in the Atlantic Ocean, Ophelia and Philippe, but neither poses a threat to U.S. exposures. Now past the peak of hurricane season, sea-surface...More >>
 
 

September 15 Cat Update
09/15/2011  

Tropical Storm Maria is located northwest of Bermuda and, while it is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, it is not expected to make a U.S. landfall. There are no other organized...More >>
 
 

September 6 Cat Update
09/06/2011  

The United States has experienced an active hurricane year, as predicted. As of today, near the peak of hurricane season, the Atlantic basin has hosted 12 named storms and two hurricanes... More >>
 
 

Tropical Weather Update - Irene
08/25/2011  

Hurricane Irene is presently a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 mph on track for an East Coast landfall. The wide, slow-moving major hurricane is forecast to make... More >>
 
 

August 15 Cat Update
08/15/2011  

The Atlantic has been quite active over the last week, with as many as four organized low pressure systems at a time, although no hurricanes have developed yet in 2011. Current... More >>
 
 

August 1 Cat Update
08/01/2011  

With four named storms through July and a possible fifth imminent, 2011 is starting as an active year, as forecast. The most recent tropical storm, Don, dissipated off the Texas... More >>
 
 

July 15 Cat Update
07/15/2011  

Sea surface temperatures of eighty degrees now reach the southern border of Virginia with eighty-six degree temperatures along the Gulf Coast. The Bermuda High has taken on an eastern position... More >>
 
 

July 1 Cat Update
07/01/2011  

Sea surface temperatures along much of the United States coastline and North Atlantic Ocean exceed the historical levels for July 1. Surface temperatures of eighty degrees now extend far along... More >>
 
 

June 15 Cat Update
06/15/2011  

Water conditions in the tropics have moved significantly toward summer conditions over the last two weeks, as shown in the map below. Surface temperatures of eighty degrees and above now reach U.S. shores throughout the... More >>
 
 

June 1 Cat Update
06/01/2011  

Today’s official start to the 2011 hurricane season comes on the heels of a uniquely damaging April and May in the U.S. There have been four significant tornado outbreaks and a total of over 1,200 reported tornadoes in the last two months, contributing to over... More >>
 
 

April 26-28 Tornado Outbreak
05/04/2011  

Damage from the April 26-28 storms spanned 14 states, but property loss was especially concentrated in parts of northern Alabama, including Tuscaloosa (pop. 93,000) and portions of Birmingham (pop. 212,000). Modeling firm EQECAT released a preliminary report that estimated as many as 10,000 buildings were destroyed and an expectation of... More >>