Matt Lanza

5 days ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: Our first investigative area of hurricane season has formed in the Atlantic, but Invest 90L will not threaten any land. Meanwhile, heat roasts the East this week, while flooding threatens New Mexico. It’s easy to get so caught up in looking at the corridor between the Gulf, Caribbean, and Africa that mid-latitude systems out in the open Atlantic can sometimes just get lumped in with background noise. Indeed, it appears that this may be one of those cases.

1 week ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: We explain what’s behind the quiet Atlantic start this season. We also look at how wet bulb globe temperatures can more adequately qualify the severity of the heat next week in the Eastern U.S.This morning at our Houston-focused site, Space City Weather, I explained to our local audience sort of why things have been quiet in the Atlantic. I am reposting that here today, as we have no further items to discuss at this point in time tropics-wise.

1 week ago | spacecityweather.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: Mostly minimal shower and storm coverage this weekend in Houston will increase by a good bit next week. Additionally, we take a look at why this hurricane season has started quieter than most recent ones. The forecast is pretty straightforward today, and we’ll get into that below. First, today is June 20th, and to this point I don’t think we’ve said a word at Space City Weather about hurricanes or tropical storms. It’s a refreshing change of pace after recent seasons.

1 week ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: Hurricane Erick is expected to make landfall early Thursday morning in the state of Guerrero, east of Acapulco in Mexico as a major hurricane. Heavy rain, bad surge, and powerful winds will impact the Mexico coasts of eastern Guerrero and Oaxaca. In the U.S., a major heat wave will rev up this weekend and next week in the East. One look at Erick on satellite this afternoon, and you can see that this thing is well put together.

1 week ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: The Atlantic remains calm, while the Pacific churns out its fifth storm, this one probably the strongest of the season so far, headed for hurricane intensity. Severe weather should also impact Kansas today. Image of one of the most photogenic tornadoes you’ll ever see by one of my favorite storm chasers. This occurred on Monday evening near Wellfleet, Nebraska. It appears this occurred over open land, and I cannot find any reports of damage. Truly awestriking.