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'''Hurricane Paulette''' is currently an intensifying [[tropical cyclone]] affecting [[Bermuda]]. The seventeenth tropical depression, sixteenth [[tropical cyclone naming|named storm]], and sixth hurricane of the [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]], Paulette developed from a tropical wave on September&nbsp;7. Due to relatively favorable conditions, Paulette gradually strengthened into a strong tropical storm, though an increase in wind shear caused it to weaken. Wind shear continued to increase to the south of the system, but despite the shear, Paulette unexpectedly strengthened back into a strong tropical storm on September 11, with deep convection located just north of the center. A dry air inclusion caused the cyclone’s structure to become disheveled on September 12, though Paulette quickly recovered and strengthened into a hurricane at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September 13. Paulette then developed a closed eyewall and a clear [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] as it steadily strengthened moving towards Bermuda. Early September 14th, Paulette made landfall on Bermuda as a Category 1 Hurricane, and shortly after landfall, it strengthened into a Category 2 Hurricane. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/hurricane-paulette-makes-rare-landfall-in-bermuda-as-cat-1/2020/09/14/0a8966c8-f673-11ea-85f7-5941188a98cd_story.html|title=Hurricane Paulette makes rare landfall in Bermuda as Cat 1|website=washingtonpost.com|date=September 14, 2020|accessdate=2020-09-14}}</ref>
'''Hurricane Paulette''' is currently an intensifying [[tropical cyclone]] affecting [[Bermuda]]. The seventeenth tropical depression, sixteenth [[tropical cyclone naming|named storm]], and sixth hurricane of the [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]], Paulette developed from a tropical wave on September&nbsp;7. Due to relatively favorable conditions, Paulette gradually strengthened into a strong tropical storm, though an increase in wind shear caused it to weaken. Wind shear continued to increase to the south of the system, but despite the shear, Paulette unexpectedly strengthened back into a strong tropical storm on September 11, with deep convection located just north of the center. A dry air inclusion caused the cyclone’s structure to become disheveled on September 12, though Paulette quickly recovered and strengthened into a hurricane at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September 13. Paulette then developed a closed eyewall and a clear [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] as it steadily strengthened moving towards Bermuda. Early September 14th, Paulette made landfall on Bermuda as a Category 1 Hurricane, and shortly after landfall, it strengthened into a Category 2 Hurricane. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/hurricane-paulette-makes-rare-landfall-in-bermuda-as-cat-1/2020/09/14/0a8966c8-f673-11ea-85f7-5941188a98cd_story.html|title=Hurricane Paulette makes rare landfall in Bermuda as Cat 1|website=washingtonpost.com|date=September 14, 2020|accessdate=2020-09-14}}</ref>


Pauletter brought hurricane-force sustained winds and heavy rain to Bermuda. Strong wind gusts caused an island-wide power outage.
Paulette brought hurricane-force sustained winds and heavy rain to Bermuda. Strong wind gusts caused an island-wide power outage.


==Meteorological history==
==Meteorological history==
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==Preparation and Impacts==
==Preparation and Impacts==
The approach of Paulette prompted the [[Bermuda]] government to issue a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches#Western hemisphere|tropical storm watch]] at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;12.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.021.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> This was upgraded to a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch at 09:00&nbsp;UTC before a hurricane warning was issued at 15:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.022.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.023.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> Multiple observing stations in Bermuda started reporting tropical-storm-force wind gusts beginning at 23:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;13 with sustained tropical-storm-force winds coming soon after.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public_a.028.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> Early on September&nbsp;14, a wind gust of 117&nbsp;mph (189&nbsp;km/h) was measured at the Marine Operations Center (MAROPS), which is elevated at 290&nbsp;ft above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.update.09140802.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref> This came just over an hour after an island-wide power outage affected all of Bermuda, including the [[Bermuda Weather Service]], with only cell phone service remaining active. This lead to over 20,000&nbsp;people losing electrical service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.update.09140657.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref>
The approach of Paulette prompted the [[Bermuda]] government to issue a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches#Western hemisphere|tropical storm watch]] at 03:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;12.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.021.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> This was upgraded to a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch at 09:00&nbsp;UTC before a hurricane warning was issued at 15:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.022.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tropical Storm PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public.023.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> Multiple observing stations in Bermuda started reporting tropical-storm-force wind gusts beginning at 23:00&nbsp;UTC on September&nbsp;13 with sustained tropical-storm-force winds coming soon after.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.public_a.028.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> Early on September&nbsp;14, a wind gust of 117&nbsp;mph (189&nbsp;km/h) was measured at the Marine Operations Center (MAROPS), which is elevated at 290&nbsp;ft above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.update.09140802.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref> This came just over an hour after an island-wide power outage affected all of Bermuda, including the [[Bermuda Weather Service]], with only cell phone service remaining active. This led to over 20,000&nbsp;people losing electrical service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane PAULETTE |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al17/al172020.update.09140657.shtml? |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:25, 14 September 2020

Hurricane Paulette
Current storm status
Category 2 hurricane (1-min mean)
Satellite image
Forecast map
As of:9:00 a.m. AST (13:00 UTC) September 14
Location:33°06′N 65°00′W / 33.1°N 65.0°W / 33.1; -65.0 (Hurricane Paulette) ± 25 nm
About 55 mi (90 km) NNW of Bermuda
Sustained winds:85 kn (100 mph; 155 km/h) (1-min mean)
gusting to 100 kn (115 mph; 185 km/h)
Pressure:970 mbar (28.64 inHg)
Movement:NNW at 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h)
See more detailed information.

Hurricane Paulette is currently an intensifying tropical cyclone affecting Bermuda. The seventeenth tropical depression, sixteenth named storm, and sixth hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Paulette developed from a tropical wave on September 7. Due to relatively favorable conditions, Paulette gradually strengthened into a strong tropical storm, though an increase in wind shear caused it to weaken. Wind shear continued to increase to the south of the system, but despite the shear, Paulette unexpectedly strengthened back into a strong tropical storm on September 11, with deep convection located just north of the center. A dry air inclusion caused the cyclone’s structure to become disheveled on September 12, though Paulette quickly recovered and strengthened into a hurricane at 03:00 UTC on September 13. Paulette then developed a closed eyewall and a clear eye as it steadily strengthened moving towards Bermuda. Early September 14th, Paulette made landfall on Bermuda as a Category 1 Hurricane, and shortly after landfall, it strengthened into a Category 2 Hurricane. [1]

Paulette brought hurricane-force sustained winds and heavy rain to Bermuda. Strong wind gusts caused an island-wide power outage.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

At 12:00 UTC on August 30, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to track a tropical wave located over Africa for possible development once it moved into the Tropical Atlantic.[2] By 12:00 UTC on September 2, the wave emerged over water, where it began to slowly organize.[3] The wave merged with two disturbance to its southwest between September 3-4 and September 5 respectively and formed a broad area of low pressure on September 6, but convective activity remained disorganized.[4][5][6][7][8] Early the next morning, the low's shower and thunderstorm activity became more organized and better defined, and the NHC began issuing advisories for Tropical Depression Seventeen at 03:00 UTC on September 7. At the time of formation, the depression was located about 1160 miles (1865 km) west of the Cabo Verde Islands and about 1425 miles (2290 km) east of the Northern Leeward Islands.[9]

Before becoming a tropical depression, the storm had previously struggled to organize due to short-lasting convective bursts with little consistency.[10] It continued to have an elongated center, but at 15:00 UTC on September 7, ASCAT data confirmed that the depression had strengthened, and the NHC upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Paulette. This was the earliest 16th named Atlantic storm ever recorded, shattering the previous record set by 2005's Hurricane Philippe by 10 days.[11][12] It moved generally west-northwestward over the warm Atlantic waters and gradually intensified despite the presence of southwesterly wind shear, which gave it a sheared appearance. At 15:00 UTC on September 8, Paulette reached its first peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) with a minimum central pressure of 995 mbars (29.39 inHg).[13] It held that intensity for 12 hours wind shear increased even further, weakening the storm some.[14][15] However, Paulette continued to produce very deep convection on the northern part of its circulation and on September 11, despite an estimated 40 knots (45 mph) of deep-layer southwesterly shear and dry air entrainment, Paulette began to reintensify.[16] Shear began to relax over the system two days later and Paulette began to form a banding eye feature on satellite imagery.[17] At 03:00 UTC on September 13, Paulette was upgraded to hurricane status.[18] Dry air entertainment gave the storm a somewhat ragged appearance, but it continued to slowly strengthen as it approached Bermuda with its eye clearing out and its convection becoming more symmetric.[19] Paulette's eyewall and eye then moved over Bermuda, making landfall [20], before the storm strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane and made a sharp turn to the north.[19]

Current storm information

As of 9:00 a.m. AST (13:00 UTC) September 14, Hurricane Paulette is located within 25 nautical miles of 33°06′N 65°00′E / 33.1°N 65.0°E / 33.1; 65.0 (Paulette), about 55 mi (90 km) north-northwest of Bermuda. Maximum sustained winds are 85 knots (100 mph; 155 km/h), with gusts up to 100 knots (115 mph; 185 km/h). The minimum barometric pressure is 970 mbar (28.64 inHg), and the system is moving north-northwest at 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h). Hurricane-force winds extend up to 45 miles (75k m) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km) from the center.

For the latest official information, see:

Watches and warnings

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Preparation and Impacts

The approach of Paulette prompted the Bermuda government to issue a tropical storm watch at 03:00 UTC on September 12.[21] This was upgraded to a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch at 09:00 UTC before a hurricane warning was issued at 15:00 UTC.[22][23] Multiple observing stations in Bermuda started reporting tropical-storm-force wind gusts beginning at 23:00 UTC on September 13 with sustained tropical-storm-force winds coming soon after.[24] Early on September 14, a wind gust of 117 mph (189 km/h) was measured at the Marine Operations Center (MAROPS), which is elevated at 290 ft above sea level.[25] This came just over an hour after an island-wide power outage affected all of Bermuda, including the Bermuda Weather Service, with only cell phone service remaining active. This led to over 20,000 people losing electrical service.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hurricane Paulette makes rare landfall in Bermuda as Cat 1". washingtonpost.com. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Stacy Stewart (August 30, 2020). "Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "NHC Graphical Outlook Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ John Cangialosi (September 6, 2020). "Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  8. ^ John Cangialosi (September 6, 2020). "Two-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  9. ^ Stacy Stewart (September 7, 2020). "Tropical Depression Seventeen Public Advisory Number 1". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  10. ^ Stacy Stewart (September 7, 2020). "Tropical Depression Seventeen Discussion Number 1". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. ^ David Zelinsky (September 7, 2020). "Tropical Storm Paulette Discussion Number 3". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  12. ^ Erdman, Jonathan (September 7, 2020). "Tropical Storm Paulette, Record Earliest 16th Storm, Forms in Eastern Atlantic While Tropical Storm Rene is Soon to Follow". weather.com. The Weather Channel. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  13. ^ David Zelinsky (September 8, 2020). "Tropical Storm Paulette Public Advisory Number 7". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  14. ^ David Zelinsky (September 8, 2020). "Tropical Storm Paulette Public Advisory Number 8". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  15. ^ Eric Blake (September 9, 2020). "Tropical Storm Paulette Public Advisory Number 9". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Andrew Latto (September 11, 2020). "Tropical Storm Paulette Forecast Advisory Number 21". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "Tropical Storm PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Hurricane PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Hurricane PAULETTE Advisory Archive". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  20. ^ https://phys.org/news/2020-09-hurricane-paulette-rare-landfall-bermuda.html
  21. ^ "Tropical Storm PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  22. ^ "Tropical Storm PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  23. ^ "Tropical Storm PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  24. ^ "Hurricane PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  25. ^ "Hurricane PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  26. ^ "Hurricane PAULETTE". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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