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What's the Fujiwhara effect? Rare weather phenomenon on display in the tropics | Tracking the Tropics

What's the Fujiwhara effect? Rare weather phenomenon on display in the tropics | Tracking the Tropics

Update: 2025-09-30
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Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto are influencing each other as the dual storms are forecast to head toward the Bahamas. KARK Chief Meteorologist Joel Young joins our Tracking the Tropics team to explain the Fujiwhara effect.

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What's the Fujiwhara effect? Rare weather phenomenon on display in the tropics | Tracking the Tropics

What's the Fujiwhara effect? Rare weather phenomenon on display in the tropics | Tracking the Tropics