Jeff Masters

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Bob Henson |Jeff Masters

After a stunning day of rapid intensification, Hurricane Erick made landfall in a sparsely populated area just east of Punta Maldonado near the border of Oaxaca and Guerrero states on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast around 8 a.m. EST on Thursday, June 19. Erick’s top sustained winds at that time were estimated by the National Hurricane Center at 125 mph, making it a category 3 landfall. There were no initial reports of major damage from Erick.

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Bob Henson |Jeff Masters

Hay alertas de huracán a lo largo de la costa del Pacífico de México, desde Acapulco hasta Puerto Ángel, mientras el Huracán Erick, que se intensifica rápidamente, avanza hacia un probable impacto en tierra la mañana del jueves el 19 de junio. Dependiendo de si toca tierra en un ángulo pronunciado o si se desliza a lo largo de la costa, Erick podría causar daños graves en un tramo costero que rara vez experimenta impactos directos de huracanes tan poderosos.

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Jeff Masters |Bob Henson

Hurricane warnings are flying along the Pacific coast of Mexico from Acapulco eastward to Puerto Ángel as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erick steams toward an expected Thursday morning landfall. Depending on whether it strikes the coast at a sharp angle or slides along it, Erick could inflict serious damage on a coastal stretch that seldom sees powerful direct landfalls.

2 weeks ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Jeff Masters |Bob Henson

In the lead-up to hurricane season, we asked you to donate in support of our coverage of hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, and other life-threatening extreme weather events. We aimed to raise at least $10,000. And folks, you smashed that goal: Nearly 400 of you stepped up to help, contributing $37,000! What this means: If a hurricane threatens our coasts this summer and fall, you can come here for the coverage you trust.

1 month ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Jeff Masters |Bob Henson

With an ever-growing plethora of hurricane computer forecast models out there – including two new ones that became operational just last year – it can be ever more puzzling to figure out which model to believe. But the best approach remains: Don’t take any of them as gospel. Put your trust in the National Hurricane Center, or NHC, forecast.