Tropical Storm Earl forms in the Caribbean - no threat to the US

[RU848789]

Earl was just named a storm. Unlikely to become a hurricane (but will come close before landfall in MX) and likely only to affect Mexico, especially the Yucatan Peninsula. 5th named storm this year, which is ahead of most predictions at this point, although there's been little impact so far from any of the storms, except for the unusual one in January that hit the Azores.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

 

[DJ Spanky]

The Duke of Earl!

 

[RU848789]

Earl was just named a storm. Unlikely to become a hurricane (but will come close before landfall in MX) and likely only to affect Mexico, especially the Yucatan Peninsula. 5th named storm this year, which is ahead of most predictions at this point, although there's been little impact so far from any of the storms, except for the unusual one in January that hit the Azores.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Well, Earl is now forecast to become a Cat 1 hurricane (with winds of 85 mph or so) before landfall on the Yucatan very late tonight - and it may actually be a hurricane now, but the next update won't be out for another couple of hours.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT5+shtml/021557.shtml?

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

Small storm hits land, 800 miles from the US.

I'm not one to criticize OT, but really? This seems like a borderline thread for a message board about the weather.

 

[cicero grimes]

Small storm hits land, 800 miles from the US.

I'm not one to criticize OT, but really? This seems like a borderline thread for a message board about the weather.

I get you but a lot of folks from Jersey do vacation in that part of MX.

 

[RUChoppin]

Well, it is the first hurricane of the season, if nothing else.

 

[T2Kplus10]

Small storm hits land, 800 miles from the US.

I'm not one to criticize OT, but really? This seems like a borderline thread for a message board about the weather.

Don't understand it either. I'm waiting for the thread that talks about a new storm on one of Jupiter's moons soon.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Well, it is the first hurricane of the season, if nothing else.

Actually it's the 2nd, as we had Hurricane Alex on January 13th.

 

[RUChoppin]

Actually it's the 2nd, as we had Hurricane Alex on January 13th.

1st of the season, not of the year. Alex was technically this year, but really was at the tail end of the last hurricane season.

 

[mildone]

Small storm hits land, 800 miles from the US.

I'm not one to criticize OT, but really? This seems like a borderline thread for a message board about the weather.

Each to their own, I guess. I'd much rather read about significant storms anywhere in the world than any more threads on PSU/Sandusky/JoePa/etc.

 

[OTBOTOR]

Hurricane Earl Weakens to Tropical Storm After Hitting Belize
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather...s-tropical-storm-after-hitting-belize-n623151

Goodbye, Earl!