Medicanes – Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones: what are they?
Medicanes. Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones. Websites, social media are full of these headlines – but are these systems something new? Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones are interesting severe weather events, but nothing...
Warm core low may produce an intense windstorm on Sardinia – October 29, 2018
Model guidance is converging on the formation of an intense low over the western Mediterranean tomorrow, rapidly moving into Sardinia. It will quickly deepen to possibly below 985 mbar,...
Outlook day 1 (valid: 12/10/2018)
VALID FOR 12-10-2018 SYNOPSIS An extensive ridge dominates eastern and northern Europe while a deep long-wave trough is located over the north Atlantic ocean. An intense vorticity maximum /...
Medicane cools the waters of central Mediterranean to colder than average
The medicane that affected the central Mediterranean caused a major change in the sea surface temperature. While the central Mediterranean was significantly warmer than average before the medicane, it...
Possible medicane in the Tyrrhenian sea this weekend
Some models are hinting at a possible development of a medicane in the Tyrrhenian sea this weekend. Ais large upper low rotating over the southern Mediterranean and producing an...
Medicane aftermath in Greece and Turkey: severe winds, torrential rainfall, major flooding and tornadoes
The medicane or tropical-like cyclone that affected the central Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey over the weekend will certainly go down in history as one of the most extensively covered...
Medicane has weakened and expected to cross Aegean today and tonight, flooding threat remains, Sept 30th
As expected, the strong Medicane has resulted in significant flooding damage in parts of Greece yesterday and last night. It has weakened significantly while crossing the southern Peloponnese in...
Post-medicane Mediterranean sea temperature analysis, Sept 29th
The intense medicane made landfall over the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece in the afternoon of September 29th. Numerous severe weather events were reported. Now we take a look at the...