When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a Category 5 monster: It was also just how typical such an ultra-rapid rate of intensification has become.
"NOAA’s #NationalGeodeticSurvey is collecting aerial damage assessment images following #HurricaneErin. Imagery is collected by NOAA aircraft in specific areas identified by NOAA in coordination with federal and state partners.
Collected NOAA #EmergencyResponseImagery is available below and new imagery will be posted as soon as it is available."
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/aug25/ngs-hurricane-erin.html
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is collecting aerial damage assessment images following the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country in the early hours of Friday, July 4, 2025. Imagery is collected by NOAA aircraft in specific areas identified by NOAA in coordination with FEMA and other state and federal partners.
As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina's barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles, burying the eggs deep in sand or washing them out to sea.
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Good bye Hurricane Erin, meteorologist Jeff Berardelli posted yesterday.
I don't know why he says good bye, I say Hello! 😁
Within the last 24 hours, Erin entered the jet train and travelled 1660km across the Atlantic. Now at speed of 115km/hour or 62knots which is only 37km (20kn) below a cat 1 hurricane.
And her eye is at 956hPa.
https://earth.nullschool.net/#2025/08/24/1200Z/wind/surface/level/anim=off/overlay=mean_sea_level_pressure/orthographic=-41.11,28.06,532/loc=-30.852,50.311
Named tropical storms https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Data_Storm.html
with a comparable minimum air pressure typically achieved a maximum sustained wind speed of 200kmph or 110 knots, which is category 3 strength...😱 Thank god, sea surface temperature is cool in the Cold Blob at 14.4°C or Erin would pick up more speed, I guess
https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/?dm_id=natlsp
And look what happened to the jetstream when Erin entered the scene.
Fascinating is the motionless, blue tornado-like trunk protruding out of Erin into the jet. And within 24 hours, the wind band got all messed up. Quite the contrary to the straightening and strengthening which the UK Met Office predicted for what Erin will do to the jet.
But it's early yet, maybe their projection manifests tomorrow.
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