Danielle Strengthens Into The First Atlantic Hurricane Of The 2022 Season

Comment Tropical Storm Danielle reached hurricane strength late Friday morning over the open Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which is not expected to threaten any land, is the first hurricane of a calm season in the Atlantic so far. Danielle is also the last first hurricane to form in the Atlantic since 2013, said Phil Klotzbach, a tropical weather researcher at Colorado State University. Another oddity in a strange Atlantic season: The storm gained strength unusually far north — near 40 degrees latitude — where hurricanes are rare. But it was record-warming ocean waters there that sparked the storm. Michael Lowry, a hurricane expert for Miami TV affiliate WPLG, tweeted that the sea surface temperature near Danielle exceeded 80 degrees for the first time on record. Tropical storms and hurricanes require such warm water to intensify. #Danielle formed yesterday in a part of the North Atlantic sea surface temperature record crash. For the first time since full satellite coverage of the oceans began in 1981, waters exceeded 80°F in the area near Danielle, rivaling the warmth of the deep tropics in summer. pic.twitter.com/ZsMKRPiqIB — Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) September 2, 2022 Much of the northwest Atlantic is significantly warmer than normal, reflecting the effects of human-induced climate change that has increased ocean temperatures around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a moderate to strong marine heat wave underway in the area where Danielle has developed. Marine heat waves occur when ocean temperatures are unusually high for a long period of time and are associated with significant impacts on marine ecosystems. Danielle is among the furthest north and east hurricanes to form in the Atlantic, due, in part, to this heat wave. Best Track shows Danielle is now the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, just over a day after forming. This also makes Danielle one of the most northeastern locations of an Atlantic storm to become a hurricane for the first time in modern records (1950-2022). pic.twitter.com/RwIqIEbNSP — Tomer Burg (@burgwx) September 2, 2022 At 11 a.m. EST, Danielle was centered 885 miles west of the Azores, nearly stationary. “The hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic over the next two days and then slowly turn to the northeast early next week,” the Hurricane Center wrote. The center predicts the storm will strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday before weakening to a Category 1 by the middle of next week. The 2022 hurricane season surprised forecasters by being unusually quiet despite initial predictions of a busy season. The Atlantic went without a named storm for nearly two months, from early July to late August. August went by without a named storm for the first time since 1997. Did predictions of an extremely busy hurricane season turn out to be wrong? While warm ocean waters have favored storm formation, a combination of dry, stable air and hostile winds have generally suppressed development. But since early September, the Atlantic has shown signs of awakening. In addition to Danielle, the Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance east of the Lesser Antilles and giving it a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next five days. This system bears watching: Most forecast models suggest the disturbance will push out to sea in several days, but some suggest it could continue west toward the Bahamas and perhaps the Southeastern United States. Another disturbance just west of Africa is also being tracked, but the center has determined it has only a 10 percent chance of developing.

title: “Danielle Strengthens Into The First Atlantic Hurricane Of The 2022 Season Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Elizabeth Davis”

Comment Tropical Storm Danielle reached hurricane strength late Friday morning over the open Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which is not expected to threaten any land, is the first hurricane of a calm season in the Atlantic so far. Danielle is also the last first hurricane to form in the Atlantic since 2013, said Phil Klotzbach, a tropical weather researcher at Colorado State University. Another oddity in a strange Atlantic season: The storm gained strength unusually far north — near 40 degrees latitude — where hurricanes are rare. But it was record-warming ocean waters there that sparked the storm. Michael Lowry, a hurricane expert for Miami TV affiliate WPLG, tweeted that the sea surface temperature near Danielle exceeded 80 degrees for the first time on record. Tropical storms and hurricanes require such warm water to intensify. #Danielle formed yesterday in a part of the North Atlantic sea surface temperature record crash. For the first time since full satellite coverage of the oceans began in 1981, waters exceeded 80°F in the area near Danielle, rivaling the warmth of the deep tropics in summer. pic.twitter.com/ZsMKRPiqIB — Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) September 2, 2022 Much of the northwest Atlantic is significantly warmer than normal, reflecting the effects of human-induced climate change that has increased ocean temperatures around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a moderate to strong marine heat wave underway in the area where Danielle has developed. Marine heat waves occur when ocean temperatures are unusually high for a long period of time and are associated with significant impacts on marine ecosystems. Danielle is among the furthest north and east hurricanes to form in the Atlantic, due, in part, to this heat wave. Best Track shows Danielle is now the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, just over a day after forming. This also makes Danielle one of the most northeastern locations of an Atlantic storm to become a hurricane for the first time in modern records (1950-2022). pic.twitter.com/RwIqIEbNSP — Tomer Burg (@burgwx) September 2, 2022 At 11 a.m. EST, Danielle was centered 885 miles west of the Azores, nearly stationary. “The hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic over the next two days and then slowly turn to the northeast early next week,” the Hurricane Center wrote. The center predicts the storm will strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday before weakening to a Category 1 by the middle of next week. The 2022 hurricane season surprised forecasters by being unusually quiet despite initial predictions of a busy season. The Atlantic went without a named storm for nearly two months, from early July to late August. August went by without a named storm for the first time since 1997. Did predictions of an extremely busy hurricane season turn out to be wrong? While warm ocean waters have favored storm formation, a combination of dry, stable air and hostile winds have generally suppressed development. But since early September, the Atlantic has shown signs of awakening. In addition to Danielle, the Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance east of the Lesser Antilles and giving it a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next five days. This system bears watching: Most forecast models suggest the disturbance will push out to sea in several days, but some suggest it could continue west toward the Bahamas and perhaps the Southeastern United States. Another disturbance just west of Africa is also being tracked, but the center has determined it has only a 10 percent chance of developing.

title: “Danielle Strengthens Into The First Atlantic Hurricane Of The 2022 Season Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Jane Weiss”

Comment Tropical Storm Danielle reached hurricane strength late Friday morning over the open Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which is not expected to threaten any land, is the first hurricane of a calm season in the Atlantic so far. Danielle is also the last first hurricane to form in the Atlantic since 2013, said Phil Klotzbach, a tropical weather researcher at Colorado State University. Another oddity in a strange Atlantic season: The storm gained strength unusually far north — near 40 degrees latitude — where hurricanes are rare. But it was record-warming ocean waters there that sparked the storm. Michael Lowry, a hurricane expert for Miami TV affiliate WPLG, tweeted that the sea surface temperature near Danielle exceeded 80 degrees for the first time on record. Tropical storms and hurricanes require such warm water to intensify. #Danielle formed yesterday in a part of the North Atlantic sea surface temperature record crash. For the first time since full satellite coverage of the oceans began in 1981, waters exceeded 80°F in the area near Danielle, rivaling the warmth of the deep tropics in summer. pic.twitter.com/ZsMKRPiqIB — Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) September 2, 2022 Much of the northwest Atlantic is significantly warmer than normal, reflecting the effects of human-induced climate change that has increased ocean temperatures around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a moderate to strong marine heat wave underway in the area where Danielle has developed. Marine heat waves occur when ocean temperatures are unusually high for a long period of time and are associated with significant impacts on marine ecosystems. Danielle is among the furthest north and east hurricanes to form in the Atlantic, due, in part, to this heat wave. Best Track shows Danielle is now the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, just over a day after forming. This also makes Danielle one of the most northeastern locations of an Atlantic storm to become a hurricane for the first time in modern records (1950-2022). pic.twitter.com/RwIqIEbNSP — Tomer Burg (@burgwx) September 2, 2022 At 11 a.m. EST, Danielle was centered 885 miles west of the Azores, nearly stationary. “The hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic over the next two days and then slowly turn to the northeast early next week,” the Hurricane Center wrote. The center predicts the storm will strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday before weakening to a Category 1 by the middle of next week. The 2022 hurricane season surprised forecasters by being unusually quiet despite initial predictions of a busy season. The Atlantic went without a named storm for nearly two months, from early July to late August. August went by without a named storm for the first time since 1997. Did predictions of an extremely busy hurricane season turn out to be wrong? While warm ocean waters have favored storm formation, a combination of dry, stable air and hostile winds have generally suppressed development. But since early September, the Atlantic has shown signs of awakening. In addition to Danielle, the Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance east of the Lesser Antilles and giving it a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next five days. This system bears watching: Most forecast models suggest the disturbance will push out to sea in several days, but some suggest it could continue west toward the Bahamas and perhaps the Southeastern United States. Another disturbance just west of Africa is also being tracked, but the center has determined it has only a 10 percent chance of developing.

title: “Danielle Strengthens Into The First Atlantic Hurricane Of The 2022 Season Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-22” author: “Ray Degennaro”

Comment Tropical Storm Danielle reached hurricane strength late Friday morning over the open Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which is not expected to threaten any land, is the first hurricane of a calm season in the Atlantic so far. Danielle is also the last first hurricane to form in the Atlantic since 2013, said Phil Klotzbach, a tropical weather researcher at Colorado State University. Another oddity in a strange Atlantic season: The storm gained strength unusually far north — near 40 degrees latitude — where hurricanes are rare. But it was record-warming ocean waters there that sparked the storm. Michael Lowry, a hurricane expert for Miami TV affiliate WPLG, tweeted that the sea surface temperature near Danielle exceeded 80 degrees for the first time on record. Tropical storms and hurricanes require such warm water to intensify. #Danielle formed yesterday in a part of the North Atlantic sea surface temperature record crash. For the first time since full satellite coverage of the oceans began in 1981, waters exceeded 80°F in the area near Danielle, rivaling the warmth of the deep tropics in summer. pic.twitter.com/ZsMKRPiqIB — Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) September 2, 2022 Much of the northwest Atlantic is significantly warmer than normal, reflecting the effects of human-induced climate change that has increased ocean temperatures around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a moderate to strong marine heat wave underway in the area where Danielle has developed. Marine heat waves occur when ocean temperatures are unusually high for a long period of time and are associated with significant impacts on marine ecosystems. Danielle is among the furthest north and east hurricanes to form in the Atlantic, due, in part, to this heat wave. Best Track shows Danielle is now the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, just over a day after forming. This also makes Danielle one of the most northeastern locations of an Atlantic storm to become a hurricane for the first time in modern records (1950-2022). pic.twitter.com/RwIqIEbNSP — Tomer Burg (@burgwx) September 2, 2022 At 11 a.m. EST, Danielle was centered 885 miles west of the Azores, nearly stationary. “The hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic over the next two days and then slowly turn to the northeast early next week,” the Hurricane Center wrote. The center predicts the storm will strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday before weakening to a Category 1 by the middle of next week. The 2022 hurricane season surprised forecasters by being unusually quiet despite initial predictions of a busy season. The Atlantic went without a named storm for nearly two months, from early July to late August. August went by without a named storm for the first time since 1997. Did predictions of an extremely busy hurricane season turn out to be wrong? While warm ocean waters have favored storm formation, a combination of dry, stable air and hostile winds have generally suppressed development. But since early September, the Atlantic has shown signs of awakening. In addition to Danielle, the Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance east of the Lesser Antilles and giving it a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next five days. This system bears watching: Most forecast models suggest the disturbance will push out to sea in several days, but some suggest it could continue west toward the Bahamas and perhaps the Southeastern United States. Another disturbance just west of Africa is also being tracked, but the center has determined it has only a 10 percent chance of developing.