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PTC 15 Has Formed…Will become Tropical Storm Nadine Before Moving Inland Tomorrow
Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Nadine before making landfall in Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula, bringing heavy rainfall and the potential for flash flooding. Continue reading
10 p.m. Update from the Hurricane Center: Milton Still Category 5
Hurricane Milton is expected to bring catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, and life-threatening flooding to Florida’s west coast as it makes landfall late Wednesday. Continue reading
Pressure in Milton Down to 899 Millibars
Hurricane Milton is now tied with Hurricane Allen (1980) as the fifth strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by central pressure. Continue reading
Tropical Depression 12 Forms, May Become Kirk…Isaac and Joyce Still Hanging On
TROPICAL UPDATE: Hurricane Isaac is weakening in the Atlantic with maximum winds of 70 mph, while Tropical Storm Joyce is expected to become a remnant low by midweek. Newly formed Tropical Depression 12 could strengthen into a major hurricane by the weekend, and a tropical wave near Africa shows signs of gradual development. Additionally, a broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean may develop into a tropical depression by midweek, posing a potential threat to the northern Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Sunday Weather Briefing Video: Another Hurricane Coming to the Gulf?
As the Southeast begins the long road to recovery from Hurricane Helene’s devastation, attention now shifts to a developing disturbance in the western Caribbean that could threaten the Gulf Coast next weekend, signaling more potential trouble ahead. Continue reading
Home Tailgate Update
An update of state football team weather reports for today. Continue reading
Noon Update: Improving Conditions for Alabama, Gusty Winds Through This Evening
Gusty winds will continue today as the remnants of Hurricane Helene move away, with improving conditions expected over the weekend and a return to sunny, dry weather next week. Continue reading
And Then There Were Three…and a new AOI
The NHC is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Joyce in the Central Tropical Atlantic and monitoring a potential system in the western Caribbean, while Hurricane Isaac moves east over the northern Atlantic and Helene causes catastrophic flooding in the Southeast and southern Appalachians, with flash flood emergencies in effect for metropolitan Atlanta, upstate South Carolina, and western North Carolina. Continue reading
Winds Beginning to Gust to Tropical Storm Force Along the Coast
Winds just gusted to 50 mph at Wakulla State Park and 44 mph at Alligator Point. Continue reading
6 p.m. Update: Pressure Now 945 mb
Tropical storm conditions are approaching the coastline of Florida’s Big Bend. A Weatherflow station at St. George Island recently reported a wind gust of 46 mph Continue reading
