2024 Tropics Season Lets Track!

My lord cat 5!! Jamaica is going to be gone lots of run down areas ive been there high hills. Heard about other islands terrible. The Atlantic clearly has its gloves on this year. First cat 5 in July ever 2nd record broken with 1 storm.

Saw sattelite appears to be large and dangerous hurricane. Rb you think he doesnt hit Yucatan and heads into gulf? Still a crazy storm especially for July. Aug through Oct go be bad imo. I'm surprised not much news from jamaica. Like I would think they would need to evacuate all resorts as all are on the water. And the run down places stand no chance. Montego bay is filled with partially collapsed homes. Going to be awful. How often does jamaica get a hurricane let alone this intense?

Hey Jman! I didn’t say that I didn’t think it would hit the Yucatán Peninsula, I just said that the one GEM run was showing that, and IF IT WAS A LEGITIMATE OPTION, that it would be bad news for the Gulf Coast. But I haven’t actually provided any opinion on that because I’ve not been looking too closely haha Scott would probably be the better person to ask about the track. As for the hits to Jamaica, I’d imagine that their frequency is relatively high since they are exposed in all three stages of the hurricane season. If I was to guess, I’d say probably a return period of once every 5-7 years or so….?

rb924119 wrote:Hey Jman! I didn’t say that I didn’t think it would hit the Yucatán Peninsula, I just said that the one GEM run was showing that, and IF IT WAS A LEGITIMATE OPTION, that it would be bad news for the Gulf Coast. But I haven’t actually provided any opinion on that because I’ve not been looking too closely haha Scott would probably be the better person to ask about the track. As for the hits to Jamaica, I’d imagine that their frequency is relatively high since they are exposed in all three stages of the hurricane season. If I was to guess, I’d say probably a return period of once every 5-7 years or so….?

hey rb lol I more meant a cat 4 hitting them. Imo even if beryl crosses Yucatan it's going to have some time to refuel.

It will have time to restrengthen, but typically when storms of such magnitude encounter an obstacle to their continued strengthening and/or maintenance, and that inner circulation is disrupted, they usually don’t regain their former intensity. Some do, but I think a majority do not. Granted, a Category 1 or 2 is no bargain, but comparatively, I’d take that over a 4 or 5 any day lol

By this weekend, not that I am smart enough to connect the dots, I see by late Sunday evening and Mon-Tues, lots of rain from Beryl. Does anyone else see heavy, heavy rain coming?

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dkodgis wrote:By this weekend, not that I am smart enough to connect the dots, I see by late Sunday evening and Mon-Tues, lots of rain from Beryl.  Does anyone else see heavy, heavy rain coming?

So, at the moment, looks like the bulk of Beryl's remnants will pass well to our west heading into the Great Lakes and then eastern Canada.  At the most it could provide a little extra moisture to any thunderstorms that form here late Wednesday into Thursday to enhance the rain, but frankly the atmosphere is so moisture laden right now not sure that will factor much.  For the Sunday into Tuesday time period, looks like (slightly) coolER (not "cool" by any means) weather may try to drop down from Canada and with the very hot, humid air in place this weekend that could produce some scattered storms/downpours early next week.

We may have something to track for ourselves during the last 7-10 days of July......

billg315 wrote:

dkodgis wrote:By this weekend, not that I am smart enough to connect the dots, I see by late Sunday evening and Mon-Tues, lots of rain from Beryl.  Does anyone else see heavy, heavy rain coming?

So, at the moment, looks like the bulk of Beryl's remnants will pass well to our west heading into the Great Lakes and then eastern Canada.  At the most it could provide a little extra moisture to any thunderstorms that form here late Wednesday into Thursday to enhance the rain, but frankly the atmosphere is so moisture laden right now not sure that will factor much.  For the Sunday into Tuesday time period, looks like (slightly) coolER (not "cool" by any means) weather may try to drop down from Canada and with the very hot, humid air in place this weekend that could produce some scattered storms/downpours early next week.

It wasn't that cool up there either..lol I always thought the closer to the border would bring us cooler more comfortable air...every camp ground they complained how unusually hot the weather is..we left Pinecrest campground today(absolutely beautiful place) today I think that was Ulster PA and it was 87* ..we only had one cold night in old forge NY and then back to hot..

Doc, very interesting about how the storm caused an upwelling of cooler water with those maps showing it.

weatherwatchermom wrote:

billg315 wrote:

dkodgis wrote:By this weekend, not that I am smart enough to connect the dots, I see by late Sunday evening and Mon-Tues, lots of rain from Beryl.  Does anyone else see heavy, heavy rain coming?

So, at the moment, looks like the bulk of Beryl's remnants will pass well to our west heading into the Great Lakes and then eastern Canada.  At the most it could provide a little extra moisture to any thunderstorms that form here late Wednesday into Thursday to enhance the rain, but frankly the atmosphere is so moisture laden right now not sure that will factor much.  For the Sunday into Tuesday time period, looks like (slightly) coolER (not "cool" by any means) weather may try to drop down from Canada and with the very hot, humid air in place this weekend that could produce some scattered storms/downpours early next week.

It wasn't that cool up there either..lol I always thought the closer to the border would bring us cooler more comfortable air...every camp ground they complained how unusually hot the weather is..we left Pinecrest campground today(absolutely beautiful place) today I think that was Ulster PA and it was 87* ..we only had one cold night in old forge NY and then back to hot..

Mom,

Hope you guys are ok up there! terrible storms rolling through NYS! Please check in and let us know how you made out!

Dunnzoo wrote:

weatherwatchermom wrote:

billg315 wrote:

dkodgis wrote:By this weekend, not that I am smart enough to connect the dots, I see by late Sunday evening and Mon-Tues, lots of rain from Beryl.  Does anyone else see heavy, heavy rain coming?

So, at the moment, looks like the bulk of Beryl's remnants will pass well to our west heading into the Great Lakes and then eastern Canada.  At the most it could provide a little extra moisture to any thunderstorms that form here late Wednesday into Thursday to enhance the rain, but frankly the atmosphere is so moisture laden right now not sure that will factor much.  For the Sunday into Tuesday time period, looks like (slightly) coolER (not "cool" by any means) weather may try to drop down from Canada and with the very hot, humid air in place this weekend that could produce some scattered storms/downpours early next week.

It wasn't that cool up there either..lol I always thought the closer to the border would bring us cooler more comfortable air...every camp ground they complained how unusually hot the weather is..we left Pinecrest campground today(absolutely beautiful place) today I think that was Ulster PA and it was 87* ..we only had one cold night in old forge NY and then back to hot..

Mom,

Hope you guys are ok up there! terrible storms rolling through NYS! Please check in and let us know how you made out!

Thank you,
we are good and got home last night..we would have been smack in the middle of it if we were there still..glad we did not extend..but home to tons of laundry..lol Thank you for thinking of us..what a beautiful trip we had I will post pictures when I get a chance.


At 614 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Branch, or 8 miles south of Towanda, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include... Rush, Towanda, Wysox, Dimock, Orwell, North Towanda, Herrick, Wyalusing, Monroe, and Rome.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northeastern Pennsylvania.



TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

This is where we were!!

rb924119 wrote:We may have something to track for ourselves during the last 7-10 days of July......

This is gaining momentum, in my opinion. Watch for models like the GFS and EURO Control to start picking up on this idea over the coming days. Preliminary track idea would be something that comes off Africa, has that classic slow west then west-northwestward movement as it gets closer, aimed at the Southeast Coast. Then, as it gets within, say, 100-250 miles makes a sharp bend back out to sea/parallel or quartering away from the Carolina Coasts, but then makes a northward turn toward New England. From there, the possibilities would diverge. Climatology would suggest a subsequent curve back out to sea, but I am not so sure it's that easy, and worry at least a partial bend back toward the Northeast Coast would be possible late. I don't think that it would be an overly strong system, but I can see a tropical storm or even category 1 as its peak intensity.

Please keep in mind that this is all extremely preliminary, but I feel that it's enough of a potential threat for me to point it out at this time. We will see how this evolves, but here's a quick rendition of my above thoughts:

rb924119 wrote:

rb924119 wrote:We may have something to track for ourselves during the last 7-10 days of July......

This is gaining momentum, in my opinion. Watch for models like the GFS and EURO Control to start picking up on this idea over the coming days. Preliminary track idea would be something that comes off Africa, has that classic slow west then west-northwestward movement as it gets closer, aimed at the Southeast Coast. Then, as it gets within, say, 100-250 miles makes a sharp bend back out to sea/parallel or quartering away from the Carolina Coasts, but then makes a northward turn toward New England. From there, the possibilities would diverge. Climatology would suggest a subsequent curve back out to sea, but I am not so sure it's that easy, and worry at least a partial bend back toward the Northeast Coast would be possible late. I don't think that it would be an overly strong system, but I can see a tropical storm or even category 1 as its peak intensity.

Please keep in mind that this is all extremely preliminary, but I feel that it's enough of a potential threat for me to point it out at this time. We will see how this evolves, but here's a quick rendition of my above thoughts:

How is this gaining momentum? How can we see that far out even GFS fantasyland does not go that far out. Where are your exclusive past 384 hr maps found lol. Curious as to what makes you think something will even develop off africa in that time frame, let alone steer up EC (very preliminarily of course).

jmanley32 wrote:

rb924119 wrote:

rb924119 wrote:We may have something to track for ourselves during the last 7-10 days of July......

This is gaining momentum, in my opinion. Watch for models like the GFS and EURO Control to start picking up on this idea over the coming days. Preliminary track idea would be something that comes off Africa, has that classic slow west then west-northwestward movement as it gets closer, aimed at the Southeast Coast. Then, as it gets within, say, 100-250 miles makes a sharp bend back out to sea/parallel or quartering away from the Carolina Coasts, but then makes a northward turn toward New England. From there, the possibilities would diverge. Climatology would suggest a subsequent curve back out to sea, but I am not so sure it's that easy, and worry at least a partial bend back toward the Northeast Coast would be possible late. I don't think that it would be an overly strong system, but I can see a tropical storm or even category 1 as its peak intensity.

Please keep in mind that this is all extremely preliminary, but I feel that it's enough of a potential threat for me to point it out at this time. We will see how this evolves, but here's a quick rendition of my above thoughts:

How is this gaining momentum? How can we see that far out even GFS fantasyland does not go that far out. Where are your exclusive past 384 hr maps found lol. Curious as to what makes you think something will even develop off africa in that time frame, let alone steer up EC (very preliminarily of course).

I am just looking at the evolution of the pattern, Jman, both in the Northern Hemisphere and in the tropics, and it is only my opinion that the idea is gaining momentum based on what I am seeing haha Secondly, the GFS and all of the ensembles get into the first few days of the period of interest (last 7-10 days means from the 20th of July onward, which is only 9 days out, and well within the temporal range of medium-range guidance). Lastly, I think it would most likely remain an open wave until it got to around 60W longitude, basically until it reaches the longitude of the Antilles/northeaster Caribbean, though I think it would stay to the north of those islands.

What I am seeing is the following:

1. Northern Hemispheric pattern that is progressive, but supports an anomalous trough digging into the eastern/southeastern CONUS thanks to an anomalous ridge that builds into central Canada/western shore of Hudson Bay. This also allows surface high pressure to build across the northern and northeastern U.S. (think of things that we look for in the Winter, this is a classic sign!)
2. Due to the progressiveness of the pattern, the above trough gets cut off from the mean flow and remains positively tilted while it slowly fades over the eastern/southeastern U.S., and also sets up a west-east elongated ridge across northern New England, southern Canada and the Northwestern Atlantic (what I will call a "Poor man's Newfoundland Wheel")
3. The presence of this trough/ridge orientation is supported by two things: 1) What should be a pretty stout downturn in the SOI over the next week or so, which tends to correlate with troughing over the eastern/southeastern CONUS, and 2) attempt of a MJO pulse to emerge in Phase 5 or 6, which correlates with a trough in the same area during this time of year with ridging over the top.
4. A sharp increase of the SST anomalies in Niño region 1.2 over the last few weeks well in excess of the 1ºC threshold that I like to use, which corresponds to ridging over the eastern CONUS 2-3 weeks later, and supports the idea of the central Canadian ridge toppling eastward over the trough in the progressive pattern.
5. A signature of upper-level divergence favorably located over the Atlantic Basin, albeit relatively weak, but with the presence of the trough over the southeastern U.S., and surface high pressure to the north, this is why I can see development later in the game as it comes into an area with better low-level inflow and more venting aloft (though asymmetric). Remember, the weaker a system is to start, the relatively fewer things it needs to start gaining mild levels of strength relative to what it was before.

Initially, the Atlantic ridge will continue to steer the wave briskly to the west-northwest, but as the trough settles into the eastern and southeastern CONUS and the higher-latitude ridge progresses above it, I think a window will open on the western flank of the Atlantic ridge just as the wave is approaching ~60W, which allow it to start to turn more northward before actually coming ashore in the southeastern U.S.. Initially, it will try to recurve, but my fear is that the trough will be strong enough not only enhance the development of the wave a bit, but also interact with it to some degree, which is where I am getting my idea of the possibility of a due north track, or even a track slightly west of that. Keep in mind, not only will it possibly be affected by the trough, but as that ridge comes across northern New England and southeastern Canada, that will also start to impart a resistance to the climatological recurve and southwesterly steering flow downstream of the trough.

This is all preliminary, Jman, so I'm not sounding the alarms to batten down all the hatches yet, but I do think that this is a legitimate possibility at this time, that's all. I can probably do a video over the weekend to better demonstrate this idea in real time if I feel that it's still warranted haha

Thanks Ray, but what about the Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic? Do you see that decreasing in this time frame you are looking at?

I read about the dust too, Janet. I was wondering the same.

Dunnzoo wrote:Thanks Ray, but what about the Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic? Do you see that decreasing in this time frame you are looking at?

I don't think it would be a factor in the sense that I don't think that the pattern will support much development before (east of) 60W longitude anyway. If something does develop, it will be much closer to the U.S. East Coast, and by that point, the impact of the dust/dry air will be pretty well mixed out and mitigated.

With the above said, modeling is not overly fond of my idea so far, but that doesn't mean that won't change.