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My Mom Must Be Working at the NWS Key West
“Put your shoes on now!” was a familiar refrain from my mom during tornado warnings in the 1970s. It was good advice then and still is today if you are in a hurricane or tornado or flood. Continue reading
Today is the 57th Anniversary of Hurricane Donna Striking the Keys
On this date in 1960, Hurricane Donna made the first of her four U.S. landfalls as a category four hurricane, devastating much of the Florida Keys. Continue reading
Some Reports Across South Florida…Wind Gust to 83 mph at NWS Key West
Now Category Four Hurricane Irma is moving at 9 mph toward Key West. Winds are gusting to hurricane force already in the Keys. They will begin experiencing the eyewall around 5 a.m. CDT. Continue reading
Rare Hurricane Local Statement for Central Alabama
The NWS Birmingham is issuing rare and what may be unprecedented Tropical Storm Watches for parts of Central Alabama for the impacts of Irma that will be felt here Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading
Irma Moving Northwest Now Toward Keys, Slowly Strengthening
Irma has finally established its move to the northwest and is making a beeline for Key West at 11 mph. The hurricane continues to slowly strengthen and will likely be a top ten most intense U.S. landfalling hurricane. Continue reading
Pressures Dropping in Irma, Winds Not Catching Up…Yet
The NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane is finding that the pressures in Irma continue to drop. Thankfully the winds aren’t keeping up with the pressure drop but intensification is still likely. The threat to the Keys and West Coast of Florida is extreme. Continue reading
First Recon Fix From Kermit
Irma is a shadow of her former self for now, but is still very organized and should intensify quickly as it moves over the warm waters of the Florida Straits. It will deliver a destructive onslaught or wind and storm surge to the Keys and West Coast of Florida. Continue reading
Quick Notes on Irma Just Before 2 p.m.
There is good model agreement on the track for Hurricane Irma, which appears to already be getting better organized as it edges off the Cuban Coast and starts the trek across the Florida Straits toward the Lower Florida Keys. Continue reading
Key West Radar is Tracking Irma
Hurricane Irma has weakened, but its core is intact and it will be moving through favorable conditions for intensification as it heads toward the Florida Keys. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Watch Posted for Southeast Alabama
On the official forecast track, Irma will bring tropical storm force winds to Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia and the eastern Florida Panhandle. Tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued. Continue reading
