I am not sure which satellite photo of Felix is more impressive. Both are infrared images from a short time ago. The enhanced image shows that the central core is completely formed with a central dense overcast surrounding a well … Continue reading →

Scattered showers and storms continue across Central Alabama this afternoon. The heavier activity is now mainly west of I-65. Heavy showers in western Jefferson County. Jared Trussell in Hueytown and John in Concord report heavy rain. Jared has one half … Continue reading →

Felix is getting nastier… Here is the aircraft report from 1:54 p.m. CDT today from Hurricane Felix. Central pressure down to 957 millibars. That is down seven millibars in just an hour and one half! Max flight level winds were … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms are scattered across North Central Alabama this afternoon. The activity extends from Lamar and Fayette Counties through northern Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston, northern Jefferson Counties. More activity extends from Shelby County through St. Clair, Calhoun, Cleburne and Clay … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS…1 PM CDT LOCATION: 13.4N/71.2W OR 490 MILES SE OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA MOVEMENT: WNW-18 MPH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 125 MPH (CATEGORY THREE) CENTRAL PRESSURE: 964 MB…28.47 INCHES Tropical storm watches for Caymans and Jamaica. All warnings for the Netherlands … Continue reading →

Felix stronger…no change in forecast thinking. Felix looks even more organized on satellite photos late this morning, with deep convection growing around the center. The eye is more defined and warmer on the IR photos. Top winds are 105 mph. … Continue reading →

7 AM CDT LOCATION…13.0 N…69.3 W OR 60 MILES NE OF ARUBA MOVEMENT TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST 18 MPH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…100 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…981 MB Intensification has leveled off. Looks like it might be going through eyewall replacement with recon reporting … Continue reading →

Hurricane Felix has been deepening rapidly overnight. When the Air Force plane left the hurricane last evening, it had a central pressure of 993 millibars. This morning, the latest penetration found a minimum pressure of 977 millibars. FAST FACTS…4 AM … Continue reading →

Reports from the U.S. Weather Bureau early on the morning of Monday, September 2, 1935 indicated the presence of a “tropical disturbance of small diameter but considerable intensity moving slowly westward just off the coast of northern Cuba.” The forecast … Continue reading →

Felix became a hurricane earlier this evening. It is in the southern Caribbean, about 210 miles east of Aruba. It is moving west at 18 mph. A hurricane watch has been issued for the islands of Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire. … Continue reading →