Friend from Alabama just reported that a weather forecaster said...

[Baitball Blogger]

...that Matthew might turn around and hit the south twice. Can anyone confirm this forecast?

[malaise]

1. Heard that on ABC Miami

apparently it will loop around

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. It's possible based on some models.

https://www.facebook.com/paul.dellegattofox/videos/1206701156056219/

[tonyt53]

3. The gift that keeps on giving. This thing is scary.

[Avalux]

4. I read that this morning on my weather feed.

It now looks as if Matthew will be pushed away from the east coast by a cold front. It will then do clockwise loop in the Atlantic and end up hitting Florida again.

Let's hope that forecast is wrong.

[samrock]

5. yes.. I am a meteorologist

and last 2 computer model runs ( new ones come out every 6 hours) show the storm looping around to affect S. Florida and the keys before finally going away without affecting much of the rest of the US, but stay tuned.. tropical storms with out upper level steering currents to guide them are very fickle and hard to predict..

[PearliePoo2]

7. Would this "loop" be unprecedented?

Do you have a link to those model runs that you can share? But if it's in meteo "geek-speak", I probably wouldn't understand a word! lol

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Not necessarily. Hurricanes do loop.

For example, Hurricane Jeanne from 2004:

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. ...and Hurricane Easy in 1950...

Hurricane Easy was the fifth tropical storm, hurricane, and major hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane developed in the western Caribbean Sea on September 1, and tracked northeastward. After crossing Cuba, the hurricane rapidly strengthened in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to reach peak winds of 125 mph (205 km/h). Easy executed a cyclonic loop, moved northeastward to hit near Cedar Key, Florida, executed a second loop, and hit western Florida again. After rapidly weakening over Florida, the hurricane turned to the northwest, and ultimately dissipated over northeastern Arkansas on September 9. From the point when Hurricane Easy entered the Gulf of Mexico until it weakened to a tropical storm, it was observed nearly constantly from radars or Reconnaissance Aircraft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Easy_(1950)

[DrDan]

13. nope - happened to us (Daytona area) a dozen years back or so

[mnhtnbb]

6. Here's the 5 day forecast from the National Weather Service

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT14/refresh/AL1416W5_NL+gif/153139W5_NL_sm.gif

[PearliePoo2]

8. That DOES show it starting to make a loop!

Holy crap!

[Lochloosa]

10. See the forecast map below. Shout out to Baclava for the map.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028207314

[PuppyBismark]

11. Looks like it will turn East - Golden Triangle Web site, great hurricane site

See:

[link:http://www.beaumontweather.com/|

[Yavin4]

14. My dumb question of the day. Is this severe weather related to climate change?

Apologies for my ignorance.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Well, for those who love churn, they got it.