At least we don’t experience storms with names. After a supernaturally quiet year for hurricanes, the atmosphere flipped a switch with two Atlantic Category 5 storms in recent weeks, Erin and Humberto.
The latest Cat 5 monster, Humberto, is tugging a weaker tropical storm, Imelda, away from the southeastern coast of the U.S. Good news. The Fujiwhara effect describes how two nearby, rotating storms (usually tropical cyclones) interact and begin to orbit a common center, like two skaters holding hands. A weaker Imelda is actually circling the much stronger Hurricane Humberto.
In case you’re bored and you want to chat with friends about the Fujiwhara effect today. Nice.
Get ready for a week of 80s, maybe 90 on Friday before weekend showers and thunderstorms cool things off. I see 60s and 70s the second week of October, which should bring a wetter pattern as well. Mid-July weather in early October is strange, huh?
Today’s not-so-deep thought: Lip-readers get an entirely different experience watching TV football games.
