Meteorologists believe the storm was among the best to test new data-collecting drones because the storm was strong, had a well-defined eye and never threatened land, U.S. government scientists said Thursday.
Hurricane Edouard was racing towards the East-northeast on Wednesday evening as forecasters say it’s expected to weaken.
Hoping to get a better understanding of why some hurricanes grow into monster storms while others just fade away, federal scientists are launching drones to fly into Hurricane Edouard to see what makes it tick.
After becoming the first major hurricane of the season, Hurricane Edouard began to weaken on Tuesday.
Edouard is nearing category 3 hurricane strength as it continues to trek north-northwest across the Atlantic.
Downgraded after it came ashore just south of Tampico, Mexico Tuesday evening, Tropical Depression Dolly continued to weaken Wednesday as it moved inland.
The center of Tropical Storm Dolly moved ashore just south of Tampico, Mexico Tuesday evening.
Large swells from Hurricane Cristobal are washing up on the East Coast from North Carolina through New England.
Hurricane Cristobal is forecast to pass well to the northwest of Bermuda Thursday morning
Hurricane Cristobal continues to move to the north-northeast with a large area of tropical storm force winds.