July 17, 2011
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UNISYS North and West Hemisphere Water Vapor Satellite (click title to entry for loop - thank you)
There have been two hurricanes in the Atlantic so far this season. It was a Tropical Storm with a maximum of 55 mph winds and made landfall in Central Mexico. It doesn't matter if it was 'just' a Tropical Storm, the cities and villages in the area are very susceptible to severe outcomes.
The second hurricane is "Bret." Bret is interesting because while starting as a Tropical Depression in less than six hours it achieved Tropical Storm status currently with 35 mph winds west of Florida.
The central pressure of Bret went from 1010 to 1009 in six hours. Bret deserves attention.