AccuWeather hurricane experts continue to monitor activity in the tropical Atlantic, which includes struggling Tropical Storm Sean and a new cluster of storms following in its wake which could soon become the season's 19th named storm. Both systems pose no immediate threat to land, but they bear watching since the waters of the Atlantic remain warm and both can linger over those waters for multiple days and even weeks. Tropical Storm Sean (circled in green) and a trailing tropical wave (circled
Typhoon Bolaven, churning across the western Pacific, has its sights set on southern Alaska where impacts can begin this weekend, according to AccuWeather hurricane experts. After that, the storm could help trigger a pattern change and additional storminess downstream in the U.S. later next week. While it is expected to lose wind intensity from its current status as a violent typhoon, Bolaven will still pack a punch as it approaches the 49th state as early as Sunday, bringing impacts of rain, wi
Tropical Wind and Rainstorm Bolaven has its sights set on southern Alaska where impacts may begin as the weekend comes to a close, according to AccuWeather hurricane experts. After that, the former super typhoon will help trigger a pattern change and additional storminess downstream in the U.S. later this week. Bolaven will still pack a punch as it approaches the 49th state as early as the late hours of Sunday, bringing impacts of rain, wind, rough seas, and even interior snow. It will join forc
Tropical Wind and Rainstorm Bolaven has its sights set on southern Alaska where impacts may begin as the weekend comes to a close, according to AccuWeather hurricane experts. After that, the former super typhoon will help trigger a pattern change and additional storminess downstream in the U.S. later this week. Bolaven will still pack a punch as it approaches the 49th state as early as the late hours of Sunday, bringing impacts of rain, wind, rough seas, and even interior snow. It will join forc
AccuWeather Enhanced RealVue™ Satellite view of Typhoon Koinu on Wednesday, Oct. 4 as it approaches Taiwan. In the West Pacific basin, a robust typhoon is tracking northwestward across the northwestern Philippine Sea, threatening locations across Taiwan, the northernmost tip of the Philippines and southeastern China with the impacts of heavy rain and gusty winds. The center of Typhoon Koinu, known as Jenny in the Philippines, was churning around 100 miles (160 km) off of the southernmost coast o