The large circulation of Ivan's remnants are still producing heavy rain and tornadoes over much of the eastern US. The total death toll is at about 75 people in the Caribbean and US. Also of great interest is that Ivan has set the all-time record for amount of time spent as a major hurricane: 10 days. This will certainly be one of the most memorable storms in history, joining the ranks of Camille '69, Frederic '79, Allen '80, Hugo '89, Andrew '92, and Opal '95. Jeanne had stalled over Hispaniola, but is now starting to drift WNW over the open ocean. This basically shredded the integrity of the former hurricane, and is now a Tropical Depression, with all convection to the east of the low-level center. So far 6 deaths have resulted from the flooding in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. As of 21Z, TD Jeanne was at 20.2N 71.8W with maximum sustained winds of 1002mb. The forecast is for slow weakening, but perhaps not even reaching hurricane strength again. Still, residents from FL to NC should watch its progress closely. At 03Z today, TD12 was upgraded to TS Karl, and it's still on an intensifying trend. Latest intensity is 55kts and 994mb. Convection and banding have improved, and Karl is expected to become the 7th hurricane of the season within 12-18 hours (then perhaps the 5th major hurricane within 3 days). The good news is that it will almost certainly recurve into the open ocean well before reaching even the Lesser Antilles, let alone the US. As of 21Z today, the season is 66% more active than an entire full hurricane season, and there are still 10 weeks to go.
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