On October 21st, 2018, Typhoon Yutu began its development as a tropical depression, east of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth. Just hours later, the storm reached tropical storm…
Adam PrellNovember 1, 2018
Have you ever wondered how home insurance companies deal with writing new policies in an ongoing disaster zone? Well the truthful answer is they don’t. For instance, when a large…
Adam PrellApril 26, 2018
When most people think of natural disasters, the first thing to come to mind is not likely flooding. However, flooding is the most common natural disaster. Flooding occurs in all…
Michael CoxApril 18, 2018
Hurricane Harvey (August 26-31st) On August 17th, the National Hurricane Center identified Tropical Storm (TS) Harvey just before it passed through the Lesser Antilles, the islands that form the eastern…
Adam PrellSeptember 13, 2017
On November 19, NASA celebrated the successful launch of its latest weather satellite, the revolutionary GOES-R (named GOES-16 once it is operational). This next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)…
John MeadNovember 22, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Update: October 7, 2016. Hurricane Matthew continues to push north paralleling the east coast of Florida. The storm has yet to make landfall, but powerful wind gusts of…
Michael CoxOctober 7, 2016
Tropical Storm Hermine Current Situation (as of 1800 UTC, Sep 2nd, 2016) Location: 30 miles WSW of Savannah, GA Category: Tropical Storm Maximum Sustained Winds: 50 mph Present Movement: NE at…
Adam PrellSeptember 2, 2016
