Tracking Two Tropical Storms in Real Time

A meteorological tug-of-war will likely determine whether emerging storm systems moving toward the Bahamas will bring impacts to the Southeast U.S.

It’s been a relatively slow storm season along the coasts in terms of hurricanes and named storms, but that may be about to change. Meteorologists are tracking two developing storms at the same time in the same area of the Atlantic Ocean, just off the Bahamas. The unique circumstance could bring about some severe weather and damage that will put roofing contractors in demand. To get a closer look with someone at the center of it all, RC checked in with disaster response expert Steve Slepcevic, CEO of Strategic Response Partners, to discuss what contractors can do now while tracking developments. to be ready for the next crisis.

“This one's going to be a little difficult to predict,” he explained. “You have the two hurricanes out there in the ocean right now in the Atlantic, and it's one of those rare phenomenons where there's gonna be a pushing and pulling effect.”

A meteorological tug of war will likely determine whether Tropical Storm Humberto emerges from the storm systems moving toward the Bahamas, and it impacts the Southeast U.S.

Watch the full conversation here.

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Art Aisner is Editor-in-Chief of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro. He spent the bulk of his career as a multi-media journalist for newspapers and television stations before joining the RC team in 2015. He is the driving force behind the publication’s content development, editorial strategy and other initiatives that serve growing audiences in the roofing space.