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Sunday Morning Tropical

The interesting activity extending from South Florida into the SE Gulf of Mexico has not become more active this morning. Upper level winds are not favorable at this time for additional development. But it will be watched closely. Meanwhile, here … Continue reading →

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Gabrielle and Radar

At midnight, CDT, the outer bands of Tropical Storm Gabrielle were approaching the North Carolina Coast. Movement was generally westward. 12 midnight surface reports showed no strong winds but that will change in a few hours. We will post the … Continue reading →

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Tropical Update at 10 pm

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 1100 PM EDT SAT SEP 08 2007 …OUTER RAINBANDS OF GABRIELLE MOVING ONTO THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS…NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED… AT 11 PM EDT…0300 … Continue reading →

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Gabrielle at 7 o’clock

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 800 PM AST SAT SEP 08 2007 …GABRIELLE A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING … Continue reading →

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Gabrielle Goes Tropical

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 500 PM EDT SAT SEP 08 2007 …GABRIELLE BECOMES TROPICAL…STILL FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES NORTH CAROLINA… AT 5 PM EDT…2100Z…THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR … Continue reading →

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Latest From The Atlantic (NHC)

SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 505 PM EDT FRI SEP 07 2007 THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST HAS NOT YET IDENTIFIED … Continue reading →

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Isolated Thunderstorms

They are out there but very few in number. And, not moving much, in fact, almost stationary. They were all in NW Alabama: …Near Moulton, Lawrence County …Over west Morgan County, south of Decatur …Over NW corner of Walker County … Continue reading →

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The 1925 Blast Furnace

I want to nominate 1925 as one of the worst heat waves ever in Alabama–possibly rivaling this year. This is especially true for one reason. Virtually no air conditioning, meaning the human suffering was extreme. It was very dry also. … Continue reading →

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Felix Before Coffee

Here is a quick look-see at aging Felix, now “only” a TD. In this story, TD does not stand for Touchdown, instead a Tropical Depression. But a Tropical Depression can still cause big-time problems–some really, really big-time problems. At 4 … Continue reading →

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Brief Notes on Felix

By the next advisory, he will no longer be a hurricane. He barely is now with sustained winds down to 75 mph. The 4 pm CDT advisory places the center of Felix over Northern Nicaragua near latitude 14.2N, and longitude … Continue reading →

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