The 2014 Hurricane Season is Underway!

For those of you who wait so anxiously for hurricane season to arrive, well it's here! Folks, we have the FIRST named tropical storm of the 2014 season. His name? Arthur. By the way, the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1st and ends November 30th.



Current Forecast:

Arthur is sitting right of the coast of Florida currently and is moving northwest at 5 mph. It should continue to move in that general direction overnight. The center of the storm is expected to stay east of the east-central coast of Florida through Wednesday. Even so, Florida will see some heavy rain today and tomorrow with an expected rainfall accumulations of 1-3 inches, with as much as 5 inches in some areas and the Bahamas seeing as much as 6 inches! A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Florida coast as of today. Arthur is nearly stationary right now, as he sits off of the Florida coast.

Future Forecast:

Anticipated Storm Track for Tropical Storm Arthur.

The hurricane center said today, that the storm could reach hurricane strength in as little as 72 hours. It should veer more north over the next 2-3 days as a trough of low pressure moves in to the area and helps guide the tropical storm in that direction. The official forecast has Arthur moving north along the east coast and possibly brushing North Carolina. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty about the path that Arthur will take, meaning that people living along the east coast in the Carolinas and surrounding areas, should keep a close eye on forecasts so that they can be prepared as the storm approaches. With low wind shear in the area and sea-surface temperatures in the 80-degree range, conditions seem favorable to allow Arthur to strengthen over the next few days.


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