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Hurricane Isaac, located in the central Atlantic Ocean about 695 miles west-northwest of the Azores, remained a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday morning, the center said. Isaac is moving east ...
Tropical Storm Joyce formed in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean Friday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was located about 1,325 miles east of the Northern Leeward ...
On September 27, Joyce attained hurricane status, and early on September 28, Joyce reached a peak intensity of 90 mph (140 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mbar (28.8 inHg). At the time, it was located about midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles , and had a fleeting pinhole eye. [ 57 ]
According to reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Isaac gained strength on Friday, Sept. 27, less than 24 hours after Helene ...
Hurricane Isaac formed on September 26 and later peaked as a Category 2 hurricane. [59] On September 27, Tropical Storm Joyce formed just west of the Cabo Verde Islands. [60] Activity in September ended with the formation of Hurricane Kirk on September 29, which reached its peak intensity on October 4.
After acquiring a well-defined center of circulation and deep atmospheric convection, the disturbance was deemed organized enough to be declared a tropical depression by 06:00 UTC on August 21 while located about 720 mi (1,160 km) east of the Lesser Antilles. Twelve hours later, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Isaac.
One model shows a 95% chance of the storm's winds increasing by 75 mph or more over the next 72 hours, the center said. The system is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday.
The system affected the Yucatán Peninsula on September 25, before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida late on September 26 as a Category 4 hurricane, where it rapidly weakened into a tropical depression by noon of September 27. [30] Hurricane Isaac formed on September 26 and later peaked as a Category 2 hurricane. [31]