A.I. Hurricane Models Were Front and Center as Isaias Headed Toward Land
Expert forecasters say the new technology is helping them understand where a storm will go.
TL;DR
- Traditional and experimental AI hurricane models presented conflicting data on Hurricane Isaias' path.
- Traditional models predicted a western path towards Alabama and Mississippi.
- AI models suggested a path farther east, towards Pensacola, Florida.
- Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center synthesized the competing model guidance in their official updates.
- By landfall, the traditional and AI models had largely converged on a similar forecast.
- Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, east of Pensacola.