![]() ![]() That unforgettable year went on to set all-time records with 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes, seven major hurricanes, and four category 5 hurricanes (Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma). It is disconcerting to see 2020 beat the record for the busiest start to the Atlantic hurricane season, surpassing 2005. (Image credit: Bermuda Weather Service) A harbinger of an active Atlantic hurricane season? The depression became Tropical Storm Edouard later that night. AST July 5, 2020, when a band of rain from Tropical Depression 5 was affecting the island. Edouard is the type of weak and short-lived storm that might have not been named before the satellite era. No other land areas will be affected by Edouard, which is expected to be destroyed by cold waters, strong wind shear, and a frontal zone that will absorb it on Tuesday. The Bermuda airport recorded peak sustained winds of 25 mph at 7:09 a.m. All told, the Northern Hemisphere is running at less than half of its usual activity up as of July 6, as the Pacific normally produces the great majority of the hemisphere’s ACE up to that date.Įdouard passed very close to Bermuda as a tropical depression on the morning of July 5, bringing moderate rains and gusty winds. For comparison, the Northeast Pacific has had 3% of its average ACE expected by that same date the Northwest Pacific 17% and the North Indian Ocean 234%. None of this year’s named storms have been hurricanes, and the first hurricane of the season usually arrives by August 10.Īccording to the Colorado State University real-time hurricane activity site, the North Atlantic has had about 340% of the usual amount of Accumulated Cyclone Energy, or ACE, by July 6: 6.5 units, compared to the 30-year average of 1.9 units. The fifth named storm of the year typically does not occur until August 31, so we are nearly two months ahead of climatology. Media requests for Jeff Masters and Bob HensonĮdouard was the earliest fifth Atlantic named storm formation on record, beating the record set by Emily on July 12, 2005.Local businesses estimate they will lose tens of millions of dollars (US) due to Edouard. The storm struck during the long Labor Day weekend, one of the busiest times for the region, with islands and coastal towns usually hosting thousands of visitors. SUPER CAPTION: Graham Bates, Hurricane Watcher There still could be some pretty decent damage." "I don't think it's going to be as bad as a lot of people thought it would be, but, you know, it's still a hurricane. ![]() ![]() The next critical time will come Monday afternoon, when high tide rolls in.Ī few people came out to witness the spectacle, including a local college geologist studying beach erosion. Tides were reported about a third of a metre above normal, and heavy rains flooded some streets. The full brunt of the storm may have missed the mainland, but it whipped up winds clocked at about 70 miles per hour on Nantucket Island, south of Cape Cod. The storm decreased in intensity as it rolled across cooler water.īut it was still enough to ground boats and churn the seas off the popular coastline, in the northeast region of the United States. The economic damage may have dealt a heavier blow than the storm the threat of a hurricane kept tourists away during one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year.īy dawn Monday, it looked as though Edouard would spare Cape Cod its full wrath. The worst of the storm, packing winds topping 80 miles an hour, will follow a path out to sea. Weather forecasters say Hurricane Edouard will just graze the northeast of the United States. ![]()
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