Hurricane Jeanne’s Death Toll Tops 700; Storm To Turn Toward U.S.; Lisa May Miss Land; Weightless Flight; Big Skeeters; Hurricane Cycle Spiraling Up?; Windy Weather Provoking Weirdness; After Ivan, Kids Raise $1,400
Jeanne: It was Hurricane Jeanne on Thursday and, after dropping to a tropical depression, it is again a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of near 90 mph as of the 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday update. Jeanne, which has killed more than 700 in Haiti, is expected to meander between the Bahamas and Bermuda, before making a move toward the northeast and the U.S. later this week. The latest track suggests possible landfall in the Carolinas by early next week:
- Stories: MSNBC: Jeanne’s Death Toll In Haiti Tops 700; At Least 1,000 Still Missing
- Reuters: 709 Deaths Confirmed
- Google News: More articles
- Advisories & Projections: NOAA: Latest advisory | 5-day projection
- Notes: Hurricane Karl is way out in the Atlantic, but is not expected to be a threat to the U.S. [This one is moving, compared to the slow Jeanne]
- Tropical Storm Lisa could be a threat to land by the end of the month, but the latest projected track suggests this one, like Karl, will turn to the north and out to sea.
Other Weather News:
- Weightless Flight: For the first time in United States history, you are invited to experience Weightless Flight. Details at ZERO-G Web Site
- Mosquitoes Just Got Bigger In Georgia: Storms produce extra skeeters (Like the use of “skeeters” in the headline)
- Hurricane Cycle Spiraling Up?: Some scientists say hurricane cycle on the upswing
- Feeling Crazy? The Answer May Be Blowing In The Wind! (OK, that was cheesy): From Australia, “Numerous scientific studies have proven that windy weather can cause all sorts of weird behaviour and can make us moody, grumpy and even a little crazy.” Full story
- Tornadoes In Nation’s Capital: National Weather Service confirms five tornado touchdowns in the D.C. area last Friday
- Ivan’s Aftermath: Hurricane victims help each other | Shreveport kids raise $1,400 for Hurricane Ivan victims | Big problems, small town. Much more on Ivan in the entries below…
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited Monday: 1. Panama City 2. Mobile 3. Orlando 4. Miami 5. New Orleans … See the top 20 so far this month in the left column of our home page.
Active Tropics Continue
Took a break from blogging for the past day after the non-stop blogging over the past couple weeks with Ivan. We have three systems we’re tracking today, Tropical Storm Jeanne which is becoming better organized east of the Bahamas. Models…