Showers and storms are becoming plentiful across Alabama this morning ahead of an approaching upper level disturbance. At 10:30, showers and a few storms were… …in East Alabama over parts of southern Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee and Cleburne Counties. …over Blount … Continue reading →

Notes from all over… …4.5 inches of rain reportedly fell in just 45 minutes in the Rumford section of East Providence, Rhode Island on Wednesday afternoon. The torrential rain caused flash flooding. 1.52 inches of rain fell in just 15 … Continue reading →

Tropical Storm Cristobal has intensified a bit tonight. It is passing east of Cape Hatteras, moving northeast at 9 mph. Top winds are now 50 mph. It could strengthen a little further on Monday, but should stop short of becoming … Continue reading →

I ordered a copy of Extreme Weather, a new magazine from the folks who publish Astronomy Magazine. The cover features the famous Eric Nguyen photograph of the 2004 Mulvane, Kansas tornado as it literally obliterated a house. One of the … Continue reading →

DOLLY Tropcal storm Dolly is heading toward the Yucatan. 165 miles from Cozumel. Top winds 45 mph. May strengthen some tongith before making landfall. Will cross Yucatan tonight and tomorrow morning and emerge over southern Gulf on west northwest or … Continue reading →

Bertha is expected to become extratropical on Sunday over the North Atlantic, but not after she has enjoyed a long, long life. Especially for a July storm. No other July storm has ever lasted as long (over 16 days) or … Continue reading →

Tiger Woods watched his dream of a golfing grand slam wash away in the wind and rain in the third round of the British Open in Muirfield on June 20, 2002. Known for its unpredictable weather, the course at Gullane, … Continue reading →

Three features of interest in the tropical Atlantic make this seem more like September than July. First, Hurricane Bertha. The longest lived July tropical storm and hurricane is moving rapidly out to the northeast over the Atlantic southeast of Newfoundland. … Continue reading →

WTNT33 KNHC 191746 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008 200 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 …CRISTOBAL FORMS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST…LIKELY TO STRENGTHEN… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS … Continue reading →

The disturbance over the Central Caribbean is showing a flare up of convection this morning, a tropical depression number four maybe about to form. Two Air Force flights are scheduled into the disturbance today. The first should depart just before … Continue reading →