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A tropical cyclone tracking chart is used by those within hurricane-threatened areas to track tropical cyclones worldwide. In the north Atlantic basin, they are known as hurricane tracking charts. New tropical cyclone information is available at least every six hours in the Northern Hemisphere and at least every twelve hours in the Southern ...
Tropical cyclone warnings and watches are alerts issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm or hurricane intensity. They are notices to the local population and civil authorities to make appropriate preparation for the cyclone, including evacuation ...
The storm directly caused eight deaths and damaged 135 schools across the Western Cape. Around 800 homes were flooded across the city of Cape Town due to the storm. [3] Despite dropping up to 50 mm of rain the storm did not break the Cape Town water crisis affecting the region. [4]
Article first published: Monday, Sep. 16, 2024, 5 a.m. ET. Article last updated: Monday, Sep. 16, 2024, 5 p.m. ET. The potential tropical cyclone system was last addressed in a final advisory by ...
The 2023 Western Cape floods were a devastating series of floods affecting the Western Cape province of South Africa as a result of heavy rainfall on 24-25 September 2023. [1] The flooding resulted in at least 11 fatalities, the closure of over 200 roads, and over 80,000 people being left without electricity.
Tropical Storm Warning from Surf City, NC to South Santee River, SC. Flood Watch for Robeson, Bladen, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Horry, Marion, and Dillon counties, and it has been ...
Bomb cyclones form when the conditions at the surface and at the jet stream level are ideal for the storm to intensify. The jet stream is a narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere.
A tropical storm warning was issued for the Cape Verde Islands, but was discontinued when Debby turned further westward and away from the islands. September 9, 2010: Hurricane Igor passed about 30 miles (48 km) to the south of the southernmost Cape Verde islands as a tropical storm, [ 33 ] bringing tropical storm force winds to Brava and Fogo .