A ROBOTIC surfboard created by Salindrone captured incredible footage from inside Hurricane Sam at a Category 4 status as Tropical Storm Victor formed.
“Saildrone is going where no research vessel has ever ventured, sailing right into the eye of the hurricane, gathering data that will transform our understanding of these powerful storms,” said Richard Jenkins, Saildrone founder and CEO.
“Using data collected by saildrones, we expect to improve forecast models that predict rapid intensification of hurricanes,” said Greg Foltz, a NOAA scientist.
The storm, which is the 18th named one of the season, became a Category 4 on Sunday and briefly weakened to a Category 3 on Monday before strengthening back to a 4 on Tuesday and maintaining that status through Thursday.
Sam strengthened into a hurricane shortly before 5am on Friday morning, and is expected to pose no threat to land other than rip currents on the US east coast.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Victor formed southwest of the Cape Verde islands, far from land, and was expected to become a minimal hurricane Friday night before dissipating in the central Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center said.
By 10.45pm ET on Friday night, the National Hurricane Center called Victor “disorganized” and noted that the storm was “weakening over the eastern tropical Atlantic.”
Read our Hurricane Sam live blog for the latest news and updates…
GRAPHICAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS
The National Hurricane Center shared this two-day graphical tropical weather outlook.
WHAT IS SALINDRONE?
Salindrone is the company behind the first drone footage from inside the eye of a hurricane.
The Washington Post describes “Saildrone is a company that manufactures probes that collect ocean data for use in environmental studies.
“Saildrones come in three different sizes, and can be fitted with devices to measure weather and ocean conditions, map the seafloor and even track “biomass,” or fish and other organisms, that live in the waters.”
FLYING THROUGH THE EYE
Check out this footage from the flight investigating Hurricane Sam.
HURRICANE SAM PICTURED FROM SPACE
NASA’s Space Station captured an impressive photo of Hurricane Sam.
SAM COULD STILL BE HURRICANE EARLY NEXT WEEK
Hurricane Sam, which is not a threat to land, could still be a hurricane in the early part of next week, WAFB meteorologist Jay Grymes reports.
HURRICANE SAM’S PATH
At 8pm on Friday, Hurricane Sam was east-southeast of Bermuda.
WHEN IS THE 2021 HURRICANE SEASON?
Hurricane season officially starts June 1, 2021, and will last through November 30.
Of the 13 to 21 named storms, six to 10 could become hurricanes with winds of 74 miles per hour or higher, according to the government agency.
MAJOR HURRICANES OF THE 2000’S
Some of the major storms and hurricanes since 2000 include:
SATELLITE VIEW
Take a look at this satellite view of impressive Hurricane Sam.
RIP CURRENT ADVISORIES
This graphic provides safety tips as Hurricane Sam threatens the east coast with rip currents.
SWELLS EXPECTED
“Swells from Sam are expected to affect the Caribbean, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Eastern US coast & Atlantic Canada this weekend,” the National Hurricane Center wrote to Twitter.
Hurricane #Sam remains a powerful Category 4 Hurricane. Swells from Sam are expected to affect the Caribbean, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Eastern US coast & Atlantic Canada this weekend. More details are in the 5pm AST Key Messages on Sam.
Latest: https://t.co/Wt4A6p700n pic.twitter.com/QUZRMucJoD
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 1, 2021
‘RARE TERRITORY’
Meteorologist Jake Carstens tweeted: “With the latest advisory holding at 150 mph, #Sam enters some rare territory.
“It’s now the 8th Atlantic storm in the Satellite Era (since 1966) to be a Category 4 or stronger hurricane for 5 days or more.”
With the latest advisory holding at 150 mph, #Sam enters some rare territory.
It’s now the 8th Atlantic storm in the Satellite Era (since 1966) to be a Category 4 or stronger hurricane for 5 days or more.
Of these 8, only Matthew did this later in the year, by just a few days. pic.twitter.com/TTmhvA2OUE
— Jake Carstens (@JakeCarstens) October 1, 2021
150MPH WINDS
Hurricane Sam has been centered in the Atlantic ocean and is making it’s way north with 150mph winds.
The storm remains a category 4 storm, but it will start to lessen in wind and intensity throughout the weekend.
Hurricane #Sam continues as a major category 4 storm with 150mph winds. Thankfully, Sam will stay east of Bermuda, but Tropical Storms Warnings continue there through Saturday. Cooler & wetter weather looks to develop across the western half of the country as we approach mid Oct. pic.twitter.com/MQVpigUnby
— Praedictix Weather (@Praedictix) October 1, 2021
HURRICANE SAM FROM A ‘DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE’
The world’s first sail drone captured footage from inside Hurricane Sam this week.
HURRICANE SAM TO PASS ‘WELL EAST OF BERMUDA’
The core of Hurricane Sam is expected to pass “well east of Bermuda” on Friday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane #Sam Advisory 37: Core of Sam Forecast to Pass Well East of Bermuda Tonight. Swells Expected to Reach the East Coast of the U. S. and Atlantic Canada On Saturday. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 1, 2021
WHEN IS THE 2021 HURRICANE SEASON?
Hurricane season officially starts June 1, 2021, and will last through November 30.
Of the 13 to 21 named storms, six to 10 could become hurricanes with winds of 74 miles per hour or higher, according to the government agency.
‘DEADLY’ RIP CURRENTS
Four to eight-foot waves are expected to crash ashore on Florida’s east coast beaches throughout the weekend, FOX 35 Storm Team reported.
The rip currents could be “deadly.”
2021 HURRICANE NAMES
- Ana
- Bill
- Claudette
- Danny
- Elsa
- Fred
- Grace
- Henri
- Ida
- Julian
- Kate
- Larry
- Mindy
- Nicholas
- Odette
- Peter
- Rose
- Sam
- Teresa
- Victor
- Wanda
SURGE
Large swells are reaching Bermuda as Sam moves past.
VICTOR TO STAY TROPICAL STORM
Tropical Storm Victor is no longer slated to become a hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will weaken into a tropical depression as it travels through the Atlantic next week.
BIG WAVES IN BERMUDA
Bermuda is seeing big waves as Hurricane Sam passes by.
LONG STRETCH
#Hurricane #Sam remains a category 4 hurricane with max winds of 150 mph. Sam has now been a major (Category 3+) hurricane for 6.5 consecutive days – the longest consecutive span for an Atlantic storm at major hurricane strength since Hurricane Matthew (7.5 days in 2016). pic.twitter.com/tYy6E9lPp0
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) October 1, 2021
Hurricane Sam could be on track to become the longest consecutive running hurricane in the Atlantic, challenged only by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
PASSING NEWFOUNDLAND
The latest forecast(s) for Hurricane #Sam continue to indicate the storm will pass southeast of #Newfoundland early next week. The storm then looks to turn extra-tropical and stall in the North Atlantic. Forecasts for that have shifted AWAY from the Island as well. #nlwx pic.twitter.com/0rjF64xvnL
— Eddie Sheerr (@EddieSheerr) October 1, 2021
Sam is projected to pass by Newfoundland and stall at sea.
CURVING OUT TO SEA
Watch this visual to see Hurricane Sam curving out to sea.
WHAT IS ACE?
According to Dr. Jeff Masters in the outstanding weather blog, Weather Underground, “ACE is calculated as the square of the wind speed every 6 hours, and is then scaled by a factor of 10,000 for usability.
“The ACE of a season is the sum of the ACE for each storm and takes into account the number, strength, and duration of all the tropical storms in the season.
“The caveat to using ACE as a measure of the activity of a season is that it does not take the size of the hurricane or tropical storm into account.
“The damage potential of a hurricane is proportional to the square or cube of the maximum wind speed, and thus ACE is not only a measure of tropical cyclone activity, but a measure of the damage potential of an individual cyclone or a season.”
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