Hurricane Season 2011

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Adrian Becomes Category 3 Hurricane



Satellite image of Hurricane Adrian taken early this morning shows signs of further strengthening.

Tropical Storm Adrian, the first hurricane of 2011, is now a Category 3 storm in the eastern Pacific.
Adrian was upgraded to a hurricane Wednesday evening and was upgraded to Category 3 status at 8 a.m. PDT.
After organizing into the first tropical depression of the 2011 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season on Tuesday morning, rapid strengthening continued throughout the day. The depression was named

The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center has the latest stats on Hurricane Adrian, which is sitting southwest of Acapulco, Mexico.
Satellite images continue to show further strengthening and organization.
"The rapid strengthening occurred due to very little wind shear in the area. This is allowed showers and thunderstorms to blow up and wrap around the tropical storm's center," said AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Bob Smerbeck.
According to AccuWeather.com Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski, "The hurricane is expected to continue on a northwest track through the eastern Pacific over the next few days, keeping the system away from Mexico."
"s Adrian continues on this course, it will eventual wander over much cooler waters, which will cause the storm to weaken," Kottlowski added.

Battering surf will affect the coastline. There could be some beach erosion and minor coastal flooding with the storm passing a couple hundred miles away from the coast.
Depending on how closely Adrian hugs the Mexico Coast as it shifts northwest, some outer bands of rain and thunderstorms as well as gusty winds could also lash westernmost Mexico in the coming days.
There are a couple of computer models that are still indicating a track farther to the north, which would take the system toward Mexico. These models are showing the storm approaching Mexico somewhere between Jalisco and Michoacan or northern Guerro.
The northern track would mean more impact as far as heavy rain, damaging winds, rough surf and storm surge goes. There would even be the threat of violent thunderstorms and tornadoes to the north and east of the storm's center at landfall if this scenario were to play out.
People who live along the west coast of Mexico should continue to monitor the progress of the storm. Keep checking back for the latest updates on AccuWeather.com.

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Tropical Depression Douses Philippines

Torrential rain triggered flooding in parts of the Philippines as a tropical depression spun up nearby.
According to the Straits Times of Singapore, at least three people have been killed by floods following days of heavy rain as of Thursday. Nearly 200,000 people have been adversely affected, as schools have shut and traffic was disrupted.
Two teenagers died in North Cotabato province, the Times said. North Cotabato is on the southern island of Mindanao.
In Manila, there were school closings and flight cancelations Thursday.
Weather data accessed by AccuWeather.com show that rainfall in and about Manila was 4 to at least 8 inches within 24 to 36 hours as of Thursday. June, which marks the start of the rainy season in Manila, has about 10 inches of rain through the month, on average, in the Philippine capital city.
Meanwhile, the tropical depression, designated TD 05W (Five) by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, was drifting northwestward off western Luzon Island Thursday. TD Five could become a tropical storm prior to making landfall in southeastern China before the end of the week.


Joint Typhoon Warning Center Image shows TD Five near Luzon Island, Philippines, June 9, 2011.

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Annular Adrian becomes the first major hurricane of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane Adrian put on an impressive bout of rapid intensification Thursday, intensifying into the season's first major hurricane in the Eastern Pacific. Adrian is the globe's 6th Category 4 or stronger tropical cyclone of the year. Adrian is expected to remain far enough offshore the coast of Mexico to not pose a threat to that country. Gradual weakening is likely through the weekend, since Adrian will be tracking over cooler ocean waters. Adrian's decay will be slower than usual for a hurricane, since it has become what is called an annular hurricane. Annular hurricanes feature a large eye surrounded by a very thick eyewall, with no spiral rain bands. The very thick eyewall makes annular hurricanes resistant to weakening due to wind shear, dry air, or cool waters. Annular hurricanes are rare; only 3% of all Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones become annular, and 1% of all Atlantic ones.

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Monsoon Rain to Continue Across India

Vehicles and pedestrians find their way through a waterlogged street as it rains in Mumbai, India, Saturday, June 11, 2011. Heavy rains continued to lash the city for the third consecutive day Saturday, causing floods in several parts of the city. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Monsoon moisture will continue to produce localized heavy rain across western India over the next few days.
Aided by the short-lived Tropical Cyclone 01A, localized rain amounts of 3-5 inches (75-125 mm) occurred across northwestern India since Friday.
In the heavily populated city of Mumbai, 1.18 inches (29.9 mm) of rain fell between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday (local time), while up to 2.63 inches (66.7 mm) of rain fell in the western suburbs.
The heavy rain resulted in standing water on roadways and on some rail lines. Officials also reported numerous down trees across the area.
While the cyclone has dissipated, the remnant swirl will continue to draw very moist, tropical air inland over western India over the next few days.
As is typical for June, daily rainfall amounts of 3-5 inches will occur across western India, while local amounts may near 8 inches (200 mm) in a few locations in the more intense cloud bursts.

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