Gaston still a threat to redevelop For the first time since
August 22, when Danielle became a tropical storm, there are no
named storms active in the Atlantic. An extratropical storm
absorbed Tropical Storm Earl last night, bringing an end to the
11-day life of the 2010 season's longest-lived storm. While Earl
was mostly a non-event for North Carolina and New England, the
storm gave Nova Scotia a solid pounding, reminding us of what
could have easily happened to New England had the forecast track
deviated slightly to the left. Kudos go to the computer models
and NHC, who successfully predicted the path of Earl very
accurately four days in advance. As we approach the
climatological peak of Atlantic hurricane season, which occurs
on September 10, there are no indications that today's break in
the action represents a beginning of an extended quiet period in
the Atlantic. Indeed, we have two systems that could become
tropical depressions in the next day, and we also have model
predictions of another storm to come