Tag: Hurricanes
Tropical Storm Gamma heads toward Cozumel, drenching Yucatan for days
Tropical Storm Gamma has begun a five-day crawl around the Yucatan Peninsula, bringing more rain and wind to the region for days.
Gamma will reach...
After pause, tropical storms and hurricanes likely to return
Although we are in the peak of hurricane season, as of Tuesday there were no named tropical cyclones anywhere. This hiatus won’t last long,...
Hurricane Nana expected to strike south of Yucatan Peninsula
The 14 named storm of the season, Nana formed in the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center reported Tuesday afternoon. The tropical storm is expected...
Hurricane Nana next? Storm season approaches its peak
As we move into the peak month of hurricane season, the Yucatan is watching a menacing weather system approaching from the Caribbean.
A Caribbean tropical...
Tropical Storm Marco blows toward Yucatan Peninsula; ports closed
Tropical Storm Marco formed Friday night in the northwestern Caribbean and its center will skim past the eastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula today.
Its...
Hurricane watch for Yucatan Peninsula as Marco takes shape
The coming Tropical Depression 14 is likely to become Tropical Storm Marco today and bring three to six inches of rain to the eastern...
Powerful storm with hurricane potential heads to Yucatan Peninsula
A strong tropical storm, or possibly a hurricane, is forecast to approach the Yucatan Peninsula by late Saturday.
Strong winds and flooding rainfall are...
Stormy late August, early September is predicted for Yucatan Peninsula
A tropical wave is headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds by Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurrican Center...
Gonzalo likely to become a hurricane, but so far not a...
Tropical Storm Gonzalo weakened on Thursday, but could still rebound into the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season, according to the National Hurricane...
On Day 1 of hurricane season, already 3 named storms
Monday marked the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season. But already another named storm is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two tropical storms,...
Unstable weather expected in Yucatan as storm forms on Pacific coast
The probability of weekend showers and thunderstorms on the Peninsula has increased, and a growing storm on the Pacific is to blame.
A possible hurricane...
A 2020 guide to preparing for hurricanes in Yucatan
The Atlantic hurricane season has started two weeks early as 2020's first named storm — Arthur — whips the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of miles...
Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal will kick off a rough hurricane season,...
Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal will kick off a rough hurricane season, forecasters say.
For this year, which is predicted to be more active than normal,...
Tropical Atlantic may be about to spring to life
An uptick in tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea could affect the Yucatan Peninsula over the next couple of...
June hurricanes are rare, but not unheard of, in Yucatan
Although hurricane season technically started June 1, we have not seen a June hurricane in the past several decades.
Storm forecasters closely monitor Yucatan’s Gulf coast
Just in time for the first day of hurricane season, the southern Gulf of Mexico may serve as the breeding ground for another tropical...
Thousands of shelters ready for Yucatan’s 2019 hurricane season
Merida, Yucatan — More than 3,000 hurricane shelters have been prepared as the stormy season approaches on June 1.
The state has been setting up...
2018 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, thankfully
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially concludes on Friday, was more active than forecasters predicted.
Storm system headed toward Yucatán could become tropical cyclone
The odds continue to increase that a spinning weather system off the coast of Honduras will become a tropical cyclone within the next five days, weather forecasters say.
Updated: Storm Isaac dissipates overnight
Tropical Storm Isaac has the potential to strengthen to a hurricane while crossing the western Caribbean and entering the Gulf of Mexico next week, AccuWeather said today.
30 years later, we remember Hurricane Gilberto
On the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Gilberto, or "Gilbert" to English-speakers, we present the New York Times' coverage of the devastation.
Invest 95L to brush by the Yucatán Peninsula while Isaac weakens
Invest 95L, a tropical weather system, has been hanging around the Yucatán Peninsula near Cancun, but is more of a worry for other regions.
All eyes on Isaac as it heads toward the Yucatán Peninsula
It's too early to know exactly where Tropical Storm Isaac is heading, although as of Tuesday morning it was still tracking west, toward the Caribbean, and then on to either the Yucatán Peninsula or Central America.
Preparing for the worst of Yucatán’s hurricane season
The peak of the hurricane season arrives in about four weeks, and foreign residents shouldn't be complacent.
