The Forgotten Storms of the Atlantic

Episode Five: Hurricane Chris

Meet Hurricane Chris! Another storm from the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Chris formed on July 6 and lasted till July 17.  Think I'm making this storm up? I'd never do that to you! Chris formed, peaked and dissipated during the heart of the 2018 summer, and while you may have forgotten about him, he reached hurricane status nevertheless. Hurricane Chris did, though, take his sweet time getting his act together as he sorta meandered around the Gulf Stream 345 miles southeast of the Outer Banks. That Gulf Stream certainly helped provide the warm water necessary for Chris to truly become its tropical self.  But Chris was indecisive. It stalled, churning up cooler water, and weakening. It wasn't until a second kick in the atmospheric pants that Chris got moving again and began strengthening over the Gulf Stream, peaking as a category 2 storm with 105mph winds on July 11. And that was sorta it. Chris raced to the north making landfall in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia before dissipating near Iceland. Chris's biggest impacts were the large waves and rip currents along the East Coast. So where is Chris now? What if I told you he hasn't moved far from where he dissipated?  But that is just the beginning of Chris's story. A story full of family expectations, estrangement, and a journey for meaning. Host/Producer: Tom Di Liberto Hurricane Helene: Mikail Faalasli

Episode Four: Hurricane Helene

Meet Hurricane Helene! Hurricane Helene formed on September 7 and dissipated on September 16, 2018. Ring a bell? No? Well, then it is time to get to re-know the hurricane child prodigy that Helene. Hurricane Helene wasted no time at all in moving from low pressure system over West Africa into a formidable hurricane. Hell, Helene was already one heck of a storm over West Africa! On September 7th, Helene left West Africa. On September 8th, she already was a hurricane. The second easternmost hurricane on record in the satellite era. Helene peaked in strength on September 11, 2018, with 110mph winds, a category 2 storm. But Helene wasn't done yet. She was a precocious storm with alot of life to live. She even briefly entered into a Fujiwhara interaction with Tropical Storm Joyce. By the end, Helene became the first named storm in  the European windstorm season bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to England and Wales. So what has Helene been up to since? And how does one move on from being a child prodigy? In one of the more profound conversations with a hurricane, I've ever had, Hurricane Helene drops some wisdom on her life's journey. Host/Producer: Tom Di Liberto Hurricane Lorenzo: Meredith Garagiola

Episode Three: Hurricane Lorenzo

Meet Hurricane Lorenzo! Hurricane Lorenzo formed on September 23 and dissipated on October 4, 2019. Now, you're not going to tell me you already forgot about Lorenzo less than two years later! Time to get to re-know a budding post-hurricane superstar in Lorenzo. Lorenzo reached the pinnacle of hurricane strength becoming the easternmost category 5 storm ever before immediately weakening and hitting Ireland in a post-tropical state. And now...well less than two years later, he's forgotten. So what has Lorenzo been up to since? We’re talking about a storm that reached the peak of hurricane-dom, an absolute superstar, who a few years later is forgotten. Well, for the first time on the podcast, I didn’t have to search out a storm to talk to. Lorenzo called me! To talk about his comeback story, this time….in Hollywood. Host/Producer: Tom Di Liberto Hurricane Lorenzo: Erick Acuña

Episode Two: Hurricane Bertha

Meet Hurricane Bertha! Hurricane Bertha formed on August 1 and lasted (in some form) until August 16, 2014. Don't remember her? Well get reacquainted! Bertha throughout her life as a tropical system always sorta looked...disheveled. Yet whenever hurricane hunter aircraft flew through her, her winds were always stronger than she looked. Just goes to show, you can't judge a hurricane book by it's satellite cover.  So what has Bertha been up to? You know, just living her BEST LIFE. Learn some tips on how to do just that in the second episode of the Forgotten Storms of the Atlantic podcast.  Host/Producer: Tom Di Liberto Hurricane Bertha: Kelsey Peters

Episode One: Hurricane Ophelia

Meet Hurricane Ophelia! Hurricane Ophelia formed on October 9 and lasted until October 18, 2017. Remember her? Well you should! Ophelia became the easternmost major hurricane on record for the Atlantic basin, and did so even with ocean temperatures not nearly as warm as normally needed for such a strong storm. So what has Ophelia been up to since then? A LOT! She just has that ability to be good at so many things. Listen to ALL of her hobbies and passions in the first episode of the Forgotten Storms of the Atlantic podcast. Host/Producer: Tom Di Liberto Hurricane Ophelia: Kara Kinsey