AFTER IRENE: JOSE, KATIA, LEE, MARIA, NATE, OPHELIA, PHILIPPE-- - Part II FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN AND GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE 2011 SEASON? AUGUST 28 - NOVEMBER 30, 2011 Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction
Tropical Storm Maria, which formed on Wednesday (Sept 7 th ) is forecast to pass north of Puerto Rico on Sept. 11 and continue moving towards the eastern USA, possibly drenching Florida
A tropical storm watch is in effect for Antigua, Anguilla, Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saba, St Barthelemy, St Marteen, St Maartin, and St. Eustatius
2011’s FOURTEENTH STORM TROPICAL STORM NATE FORMED ON SEPTEMBER 8th
SEPT 8: KATIA (ON RIGHT) AND TS NATE IN SW GULF OF MEXICO
SEPTEMBER 8: At present, we have 3 named storms. 1) Hurricane Katia will continue to move north between Bermuda and North Carolina, but will not threaten land.
SEPTEMBER 8 (continued): 2) Tropical Storm Maria will approach the Caribbean by the weekend, and 3)Tropical Storm Nate will affect the southwestern portion of the Gulf of Mexico
SEPTEMBER 10: TROPICAL STORMS NATE, MARIA, AND KATIA
SEPTEMBER 11: Tropical Storm Katia heads away from the USA and towards the British Isles
SEPTEMBER 11: TROPICAL STORMS NATE, AND MARIA; THE ONLY TWO STORMS
SEPTEMBER 11: Tropical Storm Nate makes landfall in Mexico
SEPTEMBER 11: REMNANTS OF NATE DID NOT BRING MUCH RAIN TO TEXAS
SEPTEMBER 11: Tropical Storm Maria passes north of the Virgin Islands with possibility of becoming a hurricane by Sept 14
SEPTEMBER 11 FORECAST FOR MARIA SIMILAR TO KATIA’S PATH
SEPTEMBER 14: STATUS RELATIVE TO 2005 AND THE 2011 FORECAST
SEPTEMBER 14: SEASON’S STORM TRACKS
SEPTEMBER 16 MARIA’S PATH AFTER BECOMING 3 rd HURRICANE ON SEPT 15 th
2011’s FIFTEENTH STORM THE DEPRESSION THAT IS LIKELY TO BECOME TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS IDENTIFIED ON SEPTEMBER 19th
SEPT 19: THE DEPRESSION (ON RIGHT) COULD BECOME TS OPHELIA
SEPT 20: ON THE WAY TO BECOMING TS OPHELIA
SEPT 20: THE “WHAT IF” FORECAST IF TS OPHELIA DOES FORM
SEPT 20: TS OPHELIA FORMED ON SEPT 20th
SEPT 23: TS OPHELIA ON THE MOVE
SEPT 26: TS OPHELIA IS BREAKING UP, BUT HAS 30 % CHANCE OF REFORMING
OPHELIA DRENCHED DOMENICA AND LEFT 1,600 STRANDED
SEPT 29: HURRICANE OPHELIA’S FORECAST
OCTOBER 2: HURRICANE OPHELIA WEAKENS TO CAT 1 NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND
SEPT 26: TS PHILIPPE FORMED IN FAR ATLANTIC (FAR RIGHT)
SEPT 29: TS PHILIPPE IS MOVING TO THE WEST AFTER FORMING IN THE FAR ATLANTIC