These pictures are taken from the NASA Terra and Aqua polar-orbiting satellites.  Unlike GOES (Geostationary Observational Environmental Satellite), that is at a very high altitude (22,000 miles) and remains over the same location on earth all the time, Terra and Aqua are … Continue reading →

Some showers and thunderstorms have developed over north-central AL this afternoon.  The heaviest one was near Trussville and Center Point at 355 pm.  Notice also the spreading circles of blue/green radar returns.  These are the cool-air outflow boundaries produced by … Continue reading →

We’ve noticed on radar in the last 5 minutes that some “illegal showers” (a term JB Elliott coined to describe rain we didn’t expect) are developing in Noxubee County, Mississippi, as well as Pickens and Lamar Counties of western Alabama. … Continue reading →

At 4 AM Central, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression #10 to Tropical Storm Hermine (her-MEEN). A Tropical Storm Warning has been posted from the mouth of the Rio Grande north to Baffin Bay in Texas, and from the … Continue reading →

Hurricane Earl is now a Category Two storm with winds sustained around 105 MPH in the eye wall, but hurricane force winds (74 MPH and higher) extend out about 70 miles from the center. Tropical storm force winds are out … Continue reading →

Earl has turned nearly due north this morning, as expected (great job NHC).  It will be very rough in the outer banks of NC, even if there is no direct hit, since max winds are 140 mph and oneshore flow … Continue reading →

Hurricane Earl has maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles from the center.  It is moving NW.  A recent US Air Force reconassiance flight found a flight level wind of 138 knots … Continue reading →

Hurricane Earl is maintaining strength as a 125 MPH wind-packing Category 3 storm this morning, and Fiona is a little stronger too with 60 MPH sustained winds. A Hurricane Warning is now up for Here’s a rundown of the latest … Continue reading →

The National Hurricane Center has just designated the tropical wave mentioned earlier this morning as Tropical Depression Nine: TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092010 1100 AM AST WED SEP 01 2010 …ANOTHER TROPICAL … Continue reading →

Hurricane Earl has maximum sustained winds of 135 mph this afternoon.  It has weakened a little due to an eyewall replacement cycle (notice no clear hurricane eye), but is expected to intensify some more over the next 2 days.  After … Continue reading →