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Here’s the Cone from the 4 a.m. CDT Advisory
There is still a larger than normal amount of uncertainty in the forecast and interest should not fixate on the official track verbatim, but realize the center could make landfall anywhere in the error cone, producing very different impacts in different scenarios. Continue reading
Sally Strengthening: Hurricane/Storm Surge Warnings Issued for Portions of the Northern Gulf Coast
Air Force Reconnaissance has found that Sally is strengthening and is now forecast to be a 100 mph at landfall. An extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm surge is now expected in the Storm Surge Warning area from Port Fourchon LA to the Alabama/Florida border. Continue reading
Detailed Mid-Evening Look at Gulf Coastal, Central Alabama Impacts from Sally
Residents along the northern Gulf Coast from the Louisiana coast to the Florida Panhandle should be getting ready to prepare for very heavy rainfall, a large storm surge, and 100 mph winds. Strong winds and heavy rain could threaten Central Alabama late Tuesday through Wednesday and possibly Thursday. There is a chance of tornadoes as well. Continue reading
Elsehere in the Tropics: A New Tropical Depression (#20), Rene Expected to Dissipate, Paulette to Hit Bermuda as Hurricane
We could have four named storms in the Atlantic by tomorrow. Continue reading
Hurricane Paulette May Score Direct Hit on Bermuda
Paulette will be a hurricane when it makes a direct hit on Bermuda early Monday morning. It may rank as one of the 7 or 8 strongest hurricanes to ever hit the island. Continue reading
A Look at the Morning Guidance and Official NHC Track on Now Tropical Storm Sally
There is still a good bit to figure out about newly named Tropical Storm Sally in the Gulf. Here is a look at the guidance from this morning for any model geeks out there, as well as a step through the wind fields according the official NHC forecast. Continue reading
A Few Quick Notes on TD 19, Sally to Be
TD 19 is about to emerge into the Gulf of Mexico and will begin strengthing as it moves northwestward toward the northern Gulf Coast. It will become Tropical Storm Sally later today. Continue reading
Hey Nineteen!
Tropical depression 19 has formed this afternoon about 80 miles east southeast of Miami. It will move into the Gulf tomorrow and will affect the northern Gulf Coast starting along the Northwest Florida coast late Sunday, and affecting Alabama, Mississippi, and Lousiana through Tuesday or Wednesday. Continue reading
Today Was One of the Hottest Days in Southern California Weather History
5 stations near Los Angeles exceeded or tied their all-time record highs today. Not for the date, but for all time! Continue reading
TD 17 Forms, No Immediate Threat to Land
Expected to become a tropical storm on Monday. Continue reading
