Tropical waves from Africa monitored for potential Atlantic hurricane development

Scientists track African tropical waves that could develop into Atlantic hurricanes as they traverse 2,000 miles of ocean, with wind shear and other atmospheric conditions determining whether they intensify before reaching the U.S.

First covered Aug 10, 2026 · 7:37 AM PT · 2 articles

Tropical waves from Africa monitored for potential Atlantic hurricane development — Image via yaleclimateconnections.org

Coverage

17h Yale Climate Connections Vigilando el Atlántico: ¿Podrán las ondas tropicales que salen de África superar la cizalladura del viento? — Comienza el maratón de vigilancia de las ondas tropicales: las ondas africanas pueden tardar hasta dos semanas en llegar a Estados Unidos continental, pero…

21h Yale Climate Connections Watching the Atlantic: Could tropical waves exiting Africa make it past the wind shear? — The tropical wave-watching marathon begins: African waves can take up to two weeks to reach the continental U.S., but several obstacles can prevent them from…

Primary sources

moe.met.fsu.edu Tcprob (moe.met.fsu.edu) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

cnbc.com Storms from Typhoon Dolphin soak China's east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights — cited by 2 of the outlets above

ftp.nhc.noaa.gov 26081006Cp9326 Ships (ftp.nhc.noaa.gov) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

More coverage from around the web

abc13.com Tropical weather update 2026: Three areas of potential development in the Atlantic - ABC13 Houston

yahoo.com Atlantic basin wakes up with two areas to watch for potential development as tropical waves move off Africa

aol.com Atlantic basin wakes up with two areas to watch for potential development as tropical waves move off Africa - AOL

foxweather.com Signs of increased tropical activity in the Atlantic as three areas being monitored for development | Fox Weather

yahoo.com Monitoring two tropical waves in Atlantic

Appeared in: 2026-08-11 (#14)

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