Gabrielle is a subtropical storm. We say subtropical, because it does not have full tropical characteristics, namely a structure that is warmer at the center. An extratropical low, like we see on land, it cold core, or colder at the … Continue reading →

The National Hurricane Center has classified the low pressure system east of the Georgia coast as subtropical storm Gabrielle. FAST FACTS…10 PM CDT LOCATION…30.4 N…72.2 W…OR 385 MILE SE OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC MOVEMENT TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED … Continue reading →

In Galveston, Texas, Weather Bureau local chief Isaac Cline knew enough about the signs of an approaching hurricane to know one was coming. But he and his superiors in Washington had no idea what they were dealing with. The Gulf … Continue reading →

Here is a freally cool poem I know you will enjoy. I think that the hailstorm is an allegory for the various hardships that come in life, some of which can be damaging or deadly. I recently heard it on … Continue reading →

Here is the 10 p.m. CDT advisory on Hurricane Felix… WTNT31 KNHC 040249 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062007 1100 PM EDT MON SEP 03 2007 …EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE FELIX NOW LESS … Continue reading →

Here is the latest advisory on Felix… WTNT31 KNHC 031431 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062007 1100 AM EDT MON SEP 03 2007 …FELIX CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY WESTWARD AND REMAINS A … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS 7 AM CDT LOCATION: 14.2 N…76.9 W…OR 425 MILES EAST OF THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUAN BORDER MOVEMENT: W-21 MPH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 165 MPH CENTRAL PRESSURE: 937 MB Two of the deadliest hurricanes in history have targeted Honduras and Nicaragua. … Continue reading →

…Felix still Category Five… …Top winds 165 mph… …Will affect the NE Nicaraguan and the Honduran Coast early Tuesday…hopefully fast movement will preclude a major flooding disaster, but hopefully the Central American nations are preparing today for a disastrous wind … Continue reading →

Felix is a category five hurricane late tonight… FAST FACTS AS OF 10 PM CDT…. LOCATION…13.9N 73.9W OR 625 MILES EAST OF EAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER. MOVEMENT…WEST 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…165 MPH MINIMUM … Continue reading →

An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter performed heroically tonight in flying into tightly wound and radpily intensifying Hurricane Felix. Finding themselves in extreme turbulence and having their plane battered by graupel, or ice pellets…the crew still was able to ascertain … Continue reading →