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November 2023

2023 Hurricane Season Ends: South Florida Evades the Cone for the First Time in Nearly a Decade
Despite an active hurricane season that included a Category 3 strike in Florida’s Big Bend, storms largely stayed out to sea in 2023
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Michael Lowry
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Tropical Atlantic Goes Dormant as Hurricane Season Winds Down
No new development expected for the foreseeable future with only 3 weeks left in the hurricane season
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Michael Lowry
6
Flooding Rains Spread over Central America as Disturbance Moves Inland
Invest 97L unlikely to develop but heavy rainfall expected to bring widespread flooding and dangerous mudslides this weekend
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Michael Lowry
2
Development Window Closing as Disturbance Heads for Central America
Invest 97L expected to bring the potential for flooding rains from Nicaragua northward to Belize this weekend
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Michael Lowry
2
Forecasts Come into Focus for Caribbean Disturbance
Invest 97L to threaten Central America with heavy rain and flooding but stay south of Florida
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Michael Lowry
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October 2023

Tropical System Likely to Form, Threaten Central America Later this Week
Newly designated Invest 97L expected to develop and bring the threat for heavy rain and flooding to Central America for the weekend
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Michael Lowry
4
Tropical Mischief Brewing this Week in the Caribbean
Invest 96L near the Bahamas unlikely to develop as environmental conditions turn hostile
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Michael Lowry
2
Keeping an Eye to the Caribbean to End October
Meanwhile Tammy is regenerating east of Bermuda but poses no threat to the U.S.
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Michael Lowry
5
Tammy Turns Post-Tropical, Could Pass Near Bermuda Tomorrow
Forecasts for Tammy’s remnants remain murky, but the storm system doesn’t pose a threat to the U.S.
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Michael Lowry
4
"Nightmare Scenario": Otis Stuns Forecasters, Rapidly Strengthens and Strikes Acapulco as a Category 5 Hurricane
Otis strengthened unexpectedly from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in the 24 hours leading up to landfall in Mexico on Wednesday
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Michael Lowry
4
Tricky Track Forecast Ahead for Tammy
Short-lived Tropical Depression 21 forms, moves inland over Central America
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Michael Lowry
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