Chantal, Tropical Storm
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ABC11 on MSNProperty owners clean up tropical storm damage ahead of new severe weather threats in central NCComplete strangers have taken it upon themselves to help, gathering water, supplies, and volunteering to pitch in.
Governor Stein surveyed storm damage in NC and thanked first responders, as efforts to restore utilities and roads continue post-storm.
Tropical cyclones (TCs) rank among the most destructive weather phenomena, often bringing intense winds, heavy rainfall, and massive storm surges.
Barry dissipated as a tropical depression four days before its remnants helped trigger the deadly Texas flash flood. And it's far from the only example of deadly inland flooding we've seen.
After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to central North Carolina, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of.
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We need to continue to improve the skill of hyper-localized flood forecasts because this is the main way people are dying from tropical cyclones.
Talking the Tropics w/ Mike: An eye on *possible* long range tropical development over parts of Gulf
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season:
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Philstar.com on MSNLPA unlikely to develop into tropical cycloneThe low-pressure area being monitored northeast of Batanes is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone and may dissipate within 24 hours, the state weather bureau said.