Source: The American Prospect
by Gabrielle Gurley
“Reading the ‘Remnants of John’ public advisory on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tuesday night, one could almost feel the sigh of relief spreading across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. Once a major hurricane that had already killed two people, the storm didn’t seem to have much left. The government of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC)/Central Pacific Hurricane Center reported, had discontinued its tropical storm warnings. But the storm had more in store. By Wednesday, John had reinvented itself as a tropical storm with sheets of rain and high winds; by Friday, it could turn into a hurricane again affecting coastal Mexican towns and inland areas. Over in the Atlantic Basin, Hurricane Helene had bulked up. By the time it makes landfall Thursday, it may have strengthened to a Category 4 storm with winds between 130 and 156 miles per hour on the Gulf Coast of Florida. ” (09/26/24)
https://prospect.org/environment/2024-09-26-noaas-crossfire-hurricane/