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John Morales looks back at an unusual 2023 hurricane season as it comes to an end
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end Thursday. Reviews are decidedly mixed. NBC6 hurricane specialist John Morales takes a look back at the unusual season.
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John Morales on Hurricane Otis' rapid intensification and a warning about predicting storm strength
NBC6 hurricane specialist John Morales looks at the rapid intensification of Hurricane Otis and has a warning about the future of predicting storm strength.
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Hurricane season full of surprises may have another with new tropical disturbance: Morales
In a hurricane season full of surprises, we may see another yet. A tropical disturbance with a high chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm sat south of the Cabo Verde islands on Friday.
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John Morales reflects on Hurricane Ian 1 year later and what we can learn from devastating storm
A year ago Thursday John Morales was in the NBC6 studios watching in horror as Hurricane Ian, on approach to Florida, intensified into a Category 5 cyclone. As the hurricane specialist on the NBC6 weather team, I had been on the air for days warning about how Florida had a big “water problem” with Ian — the combination of storm...
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What is keeping hurricanes away from South Florida, Puerto Rico? John Morales explains
Many people have been asking “if the 2023 hurricane season has been so busy, how come South Florida and Puerto Rico haven’t seen any impacts, or even a significant threat?’ NBC6 Hurricane Specialist John Morales explains.
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An active hurricane season with mostly underachieving storms, but it's not over yet: John Morales
2023 has been very active in the Atlantic up to this point. In the battle between wind shear boosted by the El Niño phenomenon and the record hot sea surface temperatures, the warm water is winning out by helping produce an inordinate number of storms.
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Are Category 5 hurricanes no longer a rare phenomenon? John Morales explains
Lee indeed is the first Atlantic Cat 5 of 2023, but this hurricane is just one of eight tropical cyclones to attain this ill-famed intensity in the Atlantic over the past eight years.
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John Morales looks at Hurricane Lee's rapid intensification and likely impacts
The very first forecast posted by NHC for Tropical Depression Thirteen, now Hurricane Lee, immediately called for a high-end category 4 hurricane. It is the record most aggressive initial intensity projection from NHC, going back at least to the year 2000.
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John Morales explains record-breaking 1933 hurricane season (and the big difference in 2023)
A handful of hurricanes and the worst economic downturn of the century in just one year — did the U.S. hit a very unlucky stretch in 1933? NBC6 Hurricane Specialist John Morales says not necessarily.
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Idalia's impacts: John Morales looks at what Florida can expect from dangerous hurricane
NBC6 hurricane specialist John Morales looks at what impacts Florida can expect from Hurricane Idalia.
