The 4th named storm of the 2009 Hurricane Season is upon us.  Tropical Storm Danny, soon to be Hurricane Danny is packing wind speeds of only 45 Miles per hour at the time of this post. Having said this, Danny should be watched extremely carefully if you are living anywhere on the US East Coast. Below is an up to the minute prediction map from the National Hurricane Center in Miami for where they think the storm may be headed.

In my opinion this sotrm bares mroe watchign than others this year. Some models have been predicting this to become a major hurricane and then possibly strike an area that has not seen a major storm in generations, the New York City area including possibly New Jersey, Bostomn, and New England. Of course it is way too early to make any prediction with accuracy, but this hurricane has the potential of become a very costly one. It may be a matter of 50-100 miles which could determine if we have another storm that goes out to sea harmlessly, or one that may in fact cause billions of dollars in damage.

If Hurricane Danny were to go into Manhattan as a major storm, and run up the east coast up through New England, we could be even talking about over a Trillion dollars in damage, not to mention the likelihood of a nationwide economic meltdown. The chances of this are slim, but they do exist with this storm. Will Danny be just another forgotten hurricane, or will it be one for the record books like Katrina? We will know within days most likely.

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Well folks, we have yet another hurricane about to form in the Atlantic basin. What soon will be Hurricane Kyle is projected to possibly cause a mess along the New England coast by this weekend. Below is the national Hurricane centers projected path for Tropical storm Kyle. The map will update every 3 hours as the national Hurricane center gives its updates:



The Track of Kyle all depends on the weather setup, however the NHC seems to have good confidence in a track that will take the storm likely off the coast of New England by Sunday morning. As of 5 pm today (Thursday) Cape Cod is in the cone of error, and with an 11% chance of this reaching Category two strength, this could be a major disaster in the Cape Cod Massachusetts area as well as Boston if projections verify.

The problem with hurricanes in the norther part of the Atlantic like Kyle is predicted to be, is that they mvoe at tremendous speeds giving residents along coastal communities very little time for preparation. So although the current projected path is for Kyle to move to the East of Cape Cod, a small change in direction withing a few hours could be the difference between rough surf, and a ten foot storm surge as well as cat 2 hurricane force winds. Stay tuned to the national hurricane center as well as out blog for the latest projected track as well as projected wind speeds of soon to be Hurricane Kyle. Remember to be prepared even if there is a slight chance of impact in your area. We all saw what Katrina and Ike have done over the last few years.

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