Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
7 pm Ike Advisory
SURFACE MAP SHOWING CENTER IF IKE ———————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————– BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 39A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 700 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 …IKE CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING … Continue reading
Part of NWS/Fort Worth Special Statement
..WIND IMPACTS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AS A RESULT OF IKE. OVER CENTRAL TEXAS…INCLUDING THE WACO/TEMPLE/KILLEEN AREAS… SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. … Continue reading
Late Afternoon in Alabama
An irregular line of showers and thunderstorms across NW Alabama extended from Morgan and Marshall County southwestward across Winston and Extreme NW Walker County into Lamar County. There was a separate heavy shower or thunderstorm over SW Tuscaloosa County Movement … Continue reading
4 pm Track Forecast and Advisory–Ike
————————————————————————————————– BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 400 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 …WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE GULF COAST… AT 4 PM CDT…2100 UTC…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED … Continue reading
3:30 pm Alabama Update
Cluster of showers and thunderstorms persistent across North Central Alabama this afternoon. At 3:30 most were from Blount, Cullman and Jefferson County westward to Fayette, Pickens and Tuscaloosa. Some of the heaviest showers and/or thunderstorms were: ….East Fayette County ….West … Continue reading
Alabama Update at 2:25pm
Coming out of a 20-minute internet outage, so we are trying to catch up. Between 1:45 and shortly after 2:00 p.m. we had reports of very heavy rain in Harpersville, Odenville and Springville. One of our readers was startled by … Continue reading
Alabama at 1:20 pm
Only a small percentage of Alabama getting showers early this afternoon. But in Central Alabama, there was a large shower and thunderstorm that was dumping heavy rain over West Talladega County. The heaviest rain was south of I-20 down into … Continue reading
Ike Now Category Two and Growing
Here is the 1 pm tracking chart and the full advisory: —————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————- BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 38A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 200 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 …IKE NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE… … Continue reading
A Variety of Extra Ike Information
NOTE: Here is a wide variety of additional information about powerful Hurricane Ike. We have subtitled it so you can scroll down to the part that interests you most. This powerful hurricane is going to make the Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading
Ike Growing Larger and Stronger
Here is the new tracking chart. It has changed very llittle. However, satellite loops show that in the last few hours the center has moved very little and has actually turned a bit more northward. Almost due north. This is … Continue reading
