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8/15/2025
Erin rapidly intensifies into Category 5 Hurricane
Posted 9:40 AM 8/16/2025 by Storm Station Team
Erin has rapidly intensified becoming a dangerous Category 5 Hurricane with maximum winds of 160 mph as of Saturday morning. The storm is tracking west at about 17 mph, located just over 100 miles north of Anguilla and about 200 miles east-northeast of San Juan (More)
8/11/2025
Tropical Storm Erin forms in the eastern Atlantic
8/8/2025
Keep watch for shooting stars, one of the best meteor showers is about to peak
Posted 10:09 PM 8/8/2025 by Meteorologist Malcolm Byron
Known as one of the best shooting star displays of the year, the Perseid meteor shower will peak Tuesday night (Aug. 12-13). Under optimal viewing conditions, an observer could see up to 100 meteors per hour. That said, moonlight will spoil the fun this time.
Since the Moon will be shining (More)
8/1/2025
Record lightning Megaflash stretches 515 miles across U.S.
Posted 10:37 AM 8/2/2025 by Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus
AUSTIN, TX – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially recognized a new record for the longest single lightning flash, a staggering "megaflash" that covered 515 miles across the central United States on October 22, 2017. The bolt of lightning stretched from eastern Texas (More)
