Posts Tagged ‘2010 June’

A week after Hurricane Alex slammed onshore, a new tropical system that is being monitored for development will target South Texas and northeastern Mexico on Thursday. Despite tracking well away from the oil spill area, the system still threatens to disrupt cleanup and containment efforts in the northern Gulf and could lead to flooding problems [...]

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The first major storm of the Atlantic season looked set to miss the oil spill as it barrelled through the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, offering some respite to BP as its disaster costs soar. The region remained on edge as experts warned strong swells and winds could, nonetheless, reach the slick [...]

Tropical Storm Alex is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it tracks northwestward across the western Gulf of Mexico over the next few days. The storm has a good chance of reaching Category 2 status by Wednesday due to favorably light winds in the upper atmosphere and a path over warm waters. This will [...]

MIAMI – Hurricane Darby has strengthened to a Category 2 storm in the Pacific off Mexico’s coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Darby’s maximum sustained winds early Friday are near 105 mph (165 kph) and the storm could become a major hurricane later in the day. The hurricane is located about 250 miles [...]

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in south suburban Matteson during Wednesday’s severe storms, which has left about 47,000 homes and business without power Thursday evening. An EF1-rated tornado touched down in south suburban Matteson, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Casey Sullivan. Tornadoes are measured from EF0 to EF5, with [...]

Severe thunderstorms will become more widespread over the Midwest today. Chicago  and Detroit  are among the cities, towns and rural areas being threatened. Today is starting with a cluster of thunderstorms spreading from Iowa to the upper Great Lakes. Milwaukee and Green Bay lie in the path of these thunderstorms.

AccuWeather.com meteorologists expect violent thunderstorms will form in the Upper Midwest during the early portions of Wednesday morning. Morning commutes may be hampered as these storms have the potential to ravish the region with destructive winds, downpours leading to flash flooding and large hail.

Celia, the first hurricane of the 2010 hurricane season in the eastern Pacific, continues to churn over the waters of the eastern Pacific, but remains no threat to land. Celia has weakened slightly back to a strong Category 1 storm, down slightly from a Category 2 storm from earlier during the day on Tuesday. Maximum [...]

An eruption of dangerous thunderstorms, including some capable of spawning tornadoes, will threaten residents and motorists across the northern Plains this afternoon and tonight. The violent thunderstorms will first ignite over the eastern Dakotas, northwestern Iowa and southern Manitoba this afternoon. Winnipeg, Ontario; Fargo, N.D.; and Sioux Falls, S.D., lie within this zone. The thunderstorms [...]

Tropical Depression Two-E could strengthen into a tropical storm along the southern coast of Mexico into Friday, and there are two other features in the eastern Pacific Ocean being monitored for tropical development. Tropical Depression Two-E is currently poorly organized as it churns in between Acapulco and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The depression should track [...]