EL NINO AND EYEWALL

By Buzz Bernard | July 23, 2015 |

The Atlantic hurricane season is off to a stumbling start this year and doesn’t seem destined to become much better . . . or worse, depending on your viewpoint.  So far, only three relatively flabby (but soggy) tropical storms have popped up, Ana, Bill, and Claudette. The Pacific basins, in contrast, have been spitting out…

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A LOLLYGAGGER OF A HURRICANE SEASON?

By Buzz Bernard | May 28, 2015 |

The 2015 hurricane season forecasts are out (see  Weather Channel graphic below) and the consensus is that activity in the Atlantic Basin (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico) is going to be an underachiever. So, what’s that mean for you if you live along or plan on visiting the Atlantic or Gulf Coast this…

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THE BIG SHOW

By Buzz Bernard | July 29, 2011 |

The curtain is about to lift on “The Big Show” in the Atlantic Basin. Tropical storm and hurricane activity will ramp up rapidly from now until its climatological peak on or around the 10th of September. All we’ve seen so far in what is expected to be a hyper-active season are a few faltering dress…

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