Check out this QPF chart–an estimate of total rain between now and Sunday morning. The expected influence of Hanna all along the Atlantic Seaboard with about five inches from Charleston to Boston. …and the final days of Gustav in the … Continue reading →

Not much going on across Alabama early on this Tuesday afternoon. A few showers and thunderstorms still emerging out of the Gulf into Baldwin County and moving north. To the west, radar loops show that Gustav was centered near Shreveport. … Continue reading →

NOTE: The National Hurricane Center has issued their last advisory on Gustav. Now the main statements will be issued by another NOOA Agency in Camp Springs, Maryland. Their statements (still called an advisory) contain a wealth of information. Here is … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1011 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA… CENTRAL … Continue reading →

So now, we need four eyes. We gotta watch: * Gustav * Hanna * Ike (I love the three-letter names like Ike and Fay) * And now, Josephine. Here is her second advisory: BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ADVISORY NUMBER 2 … Continue reading →

And it can all still be blamed on Gustav even though he is now centered further over into West Louisiana. These important items: * Tornado Watch until 4 pm today for a large part of Central and South Mississippi and … Continue reading →

Upwelling is a phenomena that occurs when a hurricane (or tropical storm, for that matter) churns the ocean water. The pounding waves, some very high, causes some cooler water to rise to the surface and lowers the SST (Sea surface … Continue reading →

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 22A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 800 AM AST TUE SEP 02 2008 …HANNA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM… …HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS…AND HAITI… A HURRICANE … Continue reading →

* 13 spinoff tornadoes so far today blamed on Gustav from NW Florida to Louisiana. * Officials estimate that 20% of the offshore oil rigs can be back in production by this weekend. * 6 South Louisiana hospital patients died … Continue reading →

* 7:15 this evening, Adams County EMA reported widespread uprooted trees around Natchez, Mississippi. Several highways and county roads have trees across them.Downed power lines as well. * A levee was over topped this afternoon in Plaquemine Parrish in Louisiana. … Continue reading →