After an extended period when drier air and wind shear inhibited the organizational processes in Tropical Storm Vance, it has intensified rapidly in recent hours and it is now a hurricane.  At 10:00 a.m. EST on Sunday the center of Hurricane Vance was located at latitude 11.9°N and longitude 107.5°W which put it about 535 … Continue reading Tropical Storm Vance Intensifies Into a Hurricane