(🧵of x) September was full of surprises and all. So now we can finally show them all to you in our September 2021 #WxWrapUp. (1/7)
Tropics: The WPac had 2 notable storms. Conson (Jolina) did some notable impacts to the Central Philippines. With damages estimates reaching $1B PH, it's likely the local name Jolina will be retired. We also had the monster typhoon Chanthu (Kiko) with winds up to 180mph. (2/7)
In the EPac, things were quiet with only 1 storm which was Olaf which hit Baja California Sur & hugged the coast. They were reported damages & 1 death unfortunately. It managed to reached C2 status before all was said & done. (3/7)
And we can't forget the ATL as there was an uptick in activity with Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, & Sam being the most notable ones out of all of them. We already reached Victor as well. Nicholas did the most damage out of all, sitting at over $1B. (4/7)
SevereWx: In the early part of the month, we had quite a few tornadoes in ON. We had a waterspout the moved onshore & caused significant damage in Lucknow. And there was another strong 1 near Kenilworth, both rated EF2. (5/7)
Italy had a few strong tornadoes that month. The 1st one was a strong waterspout that moved onshore in Pantelleria that was rated F2 & 2 were killed. Then, a small outbreak in N Italy with 7 tornadoes (4 F2s). And in NSW, AUS, we had a strong tornado that injured a few. (6/7)
OtherWx: There was a devastating flood in Central Mexico. Landslides were reported everywhere & the disaster got worse from an earthquake as well. At least 17 people died in a hospital when the power was knocked out & were unable to get medical help. (7/7)
(🧵of 9) August was that month that literally went ham on us. So today, we will be reviewing that in our #WxWrapUp for August 2021!
(NOTE: Some events in this review occurred in September however, due to the main event starting in late August, we will be adding that here.) (1/9)
Tropics: The ATL went crazy, especially with 1 of Louisiana's worst hurricanes to impact the state. Ida ruined many communities with its destructive winds & storm surge flooding. And we can still see recovery efforts underway still. It's 1 of 7 LA landfalls within 3 years. (2/9)
Ida is the deadliest TC in the Lower 48 since Harvey '17 with 95 dead. As of now, it's the 6th costliest TC worldwide on record sitting at nearly $65B. Our hearts still go out to the victims of this monster we had & hoping the folks there have a safe recovery. (3/9)
Admittedly, July had more stuff than June. Alot of material to cover & all. We will be happy to reveal them all in the #WxWrapUp for July 2021. (🧵 of 10; (1/10)
#Tropics: Elsa may have brought the memes, but the impacts were no laughing matter. Elsa nearly caused $1B in damages & effects were felt from Barbados to Greenland where it snowed. Elsa is the earliest "E" storm on record. (2/10)
The EPac had the furious Felicia which brought us a treat of an amazing annular structure. It was a very small tropical cyclone with the CDO extending out ~80mi in diameter. You can put Felicia in the eye of Typhoon In-fa because it was that small, and speaking of which... (3/10)
(🧵of 6) #DidYouKnow: The name #Ida has been used 19 times for a tropical cyclone? It’s been used:
Atlantic: 3
West Pacific: 13
SW Indian/AUS/SPac: 3
Here are the storms that were tagged the name Ida in this thread.
Atlantic: 1. Hurricane Ida ‘09 (C2) 2. Tropical Storm Ida ‘15 3. Hurricane Ida ‘21 (C4)
Also fun fact: Ida replaced Isabel as a TC name when it got retired. Should Ida get retired, that means all Female “I” names on the Atlantic naming list as been retired twice.
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West Pacific: 1. Typhoon Ida ‘45 (C1) 2. Typhoon Ida ‘50 (C1) 3. Super Typhoon Ida ‘54 (C5) 4. Super Typhoon Ida ‘58 (C5)
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And now, onto June 2021 where we also have some wild weather stories to share in our latest #WxWrapUp! (1/7)
#Tropics: The South Atlantic blew us out the water with a strong subtropical storm in the winter of the SHem. Raoni formed & strengthened to a windspeed of 60mph, the strongest since Eçaí, & the strongest pressure wise since Hurricane Catarina '04. Such a rare event. (2/7)
Other than that, the ATL was busy with 3 systems, Bill, Claudette, & Danny. Claudette caused some significant damage to the south with 14 deaths (deadliest tropical storm in US since Fay '08) & bringing a few tornadoes (stated in a later thread). (3/7)