On this week's episode of WeatherHype, we're talking all things Tropical in the Atlantic and Pacific. However, we're going to emphasize the buzz and communication challenges associated with the 99L --> TD9 --> Tropical Storm Hermine --> Hurricane Hermine system! We start off with a discussion on the definition of an "invest" and the various tropical systems currently impacting the United States. We then look at the attention 99L has gotten in the past two weeks, and Castle takes us through a mini-experiment he conducted with social media data. Then we talk about the communication challenges associated with issuing Tropical Storm/Hurricane products with only a Tropical Depression in the Gulf, as well as a look at the new prototype Storm Surge Watch/Warning Products from the National Hurricane Center. We finish up our weather chat with an examination of the Zika virus and how these tropical systems may potentially impact the spread of this virus. Finally, we share a few personal stories and our Songs of the Week!

For links to items discussed on this episode of WeatherHype, please visit: http://www.weatherhypepodcast.com/episode-12.html

Modifications were made for Introduction and transition music "Baby, I'm Bad Weather" by Toussaint Morrison: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and "Love of My Life" by BoxCat Games: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/