Daily Archives: August 24, 2020

WOW, IT’S AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY ON THE EMERALD ISLE TODAY; PARTLY CLOUDY TO SOMETIMES CLOUDY WITH A MODERATE CHANCE OF SHOWERS DON’T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR FACE COVERINGS TODAY, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WASH HANDS OFTEN, COVER COUGHS & SNEEZES – LET’S CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR ZERO ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 ON MONTSERRAT

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THE PEAK OF THE HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE; IF YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OFF ANY FINAL PREPARATIONS AT HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS, NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE THEM AND BE PREPARED

UPDATE: TROPICAL STORM LAURA AND TROPICAL STORM MARCO ARE BOTH FORECAST TO HAVE A CLIMATIC CLASH IN THE US GULF COAST THIS WEEK; A PHENOMENON NEVER RECORDED BEFORE BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

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According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Marco lost steam Monday morning while Tropical Storm Laura gained power as both are forecast on a collision course with America’s Gulf Coast this week.

Tropical Storm Laura caused the deaths of at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti while knocking out power and causing flooding in the two nations that share the island of Hispaniola. Laura is expected to transform into a hurricane late Tuesday.

Laura and Marco’s forecast tracks cross paths in the gulf, but as they crawl closer along their paths, the details of their potential meeting remain uncertain.

Laura and Marco’s forecast tracks cross paths in the gulf, but as they crawl closer along their paths, the details of their potential meeting remain uncertain.

If Laura continues its westward track it could lead up to a climactic clash between a hurricane and a tropical storm in the same area just hours apart – a phenomenon never recorded before by the hurricane center. Two hurricanes have never appeared in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. Laura and Marco should both be in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time Monday night as tropical storms, a phenomenon not recorded since 1959.

Forecasters say it’s hard to anticipate what the impact will be of having two systems in the Gulf of Mexico, but an unusual weather phenomenon known as the “Fujiwhara effect” could take place if the two systems are within roughly 900 miles of each other.

The Fujiwhara effect happens when two tropical systems come close together to influence each other’s movements and engage in a dance around their common center, according to the National Weather Service.

Tropical Storm Laura is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds early Thursday.

Laura became the 12th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season on Friday morning. Marco became the 13th named storm Friday night and developed into a hurricane on Sunday.

SOURCE: NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE