Tropical Storm Tammy

Tropical Storm Tammy

Tammy was a system southeast of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.

Tammy formed on Oct. 18 in the Tropical Atlantic. After strengthening into a low-level hurricane, it made landfall on Oct. 21 in the island of Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

As the storm moved into open waters in the Caribbean, it lashed the region with heavy rainfall. Maximum sustained wind speeds of 75 mph, and dropped upwards of 3 inches of rain on parts of the U.S Virgin Islands.

Detailed information and forecasts can be found via the National Hurricane Center.

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Contributions by: Dakota Smith and CIRA Staff

Satellite imagery of this event:

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Tammy Becomes a Tropical Storm Again

Description:

Tammy becomes a tropical storm again, east of Bermuda.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: Visible (band 2)

Instrument: ABI

Tammy Strengthens Slightly and Becomes Post-Tropical

Description:

Tammy becomes a post-tropical storm in the Atlantic ocean, however it is still a powerful cyclone with hurricane force winds.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: GeoColor

Instrument: ABI

The Sun Rises On A Category 1 Tammy

Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: Infrared (band 13) Visible (band 2)

Instrument: ABI

Hurricane Tammy Maintains Strength, Pushes North in Atlantic

Description:

Tammy maintains its hurricane strength as it continues northward in the Atlantic.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: Visible (band 2)

Tammy Strengthens into a Hurricane

Description:

Tammy strengthens into a hurricane and is expected to impact the the Leeward and northern Windward Islands in the coming day.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: GeoColor GLM Group Energy Density

Instrument: ABI

Tammy Continues to Develop in Atlantic

Description:

Tropical Storm Tammy continues to organize in the Atlantic basin.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: GLM Group Energy Density Visible (band 2)

Instrument: ABI

Tropical Storm Tammy Forms East of the Lesser Antilles

Description:

Tropical Storm Tammy forms east of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean.


Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones

Satellite: GOES-16

Product: GeoColor

Instrument: ABI

- October 18, 2023

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