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Is This the Fourth of July?
If you didn’t know better, you would think it was late September rather that the Fourth of July across Central Alabama. First, everyone started off with some comfortable readings this morning. It was 61F at the Birmingham Airport, some ten … Continue reading
…CENTER OF ARTHUR MAKES LANDFALL…
We have a technical landfall I believe on Cape Lookout southeast of Morehead City at 10:14 p.m. CDT tonight. Now we will wait to see if the NHC agrees and gives the official word. Arthur is the first landfalling category … Continue reading
Arthur Now Cat 2 – Top Winds 100 mph
The eye of Hurricane Arthur is skirting the coast just south of Morehead City, NC tonight. Here is the 9 p.m. advisory summary and forecast track: The issue of whether the hurricane will actually make landfall is in play. It … Continue reading
Arthur Still 90 mph
Hurricane Arthur has continued to slowly intensify this afternoon as it is over warm water and experiencing very light wind shear. Air Force reconnaissance found a central pressure of 977 mb at 1:41 p.m. The pressure has been steadily dropping … Continue reading
10 a.m. Notes on Arthur: Hurricane Strengthening, Will be Cat 2
LATE REPORT – NEW VORTEX DATA MESSAGE …Shows pressure continues to drop. Now 980 mb. …The SFRM instrument estimated 66 knots surface wind (77 mph). …Max flight level wind 79 knots (92 mph). URNT12 KNHC 031518 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL012014 … Continue reading
10 p.m. Arthur
Arthur is on the precipice of being a hurricane and likely will become one early tomorrow. The track has been shifted a little westward with some of the models carrying it over eastern North Carolina. The pressure continues to fall … Continue reading
Strong Storms Across Central Alabama
Strong thunderstorms are across the middle of Alabama tonight. They are most intense over Bibb, Chilton, Dallas and northwestern Autauga Counties. They are not severe, but be prepared for very intense lightning, gusty winds and torrential rains. The NWS Birmingham … Continue reading
An Update on the Overall Situation
Here is the warning situation at 7:10: Thunderstorms are occurring across much of western Alabama tonight from Franklin and Marion Counties across Lamar, Pickens, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry and Marengo Counties. They are moving into Winston, Fayette, Tuscaloosa and Dallas … Continue reading
Arthur Nearly A Hurricane, Pressure Dropping
As expected, Arthur is strengthening and is very close to being a hurricane. The pressure reported by Air Force Recon is 992 millibars, down from 995mb 2 hours ago. It will likely become a hurricane tonight. A hurricane warning has … Continue reading
A Look at Alabama’s Weather This Afternoon
An interesting weather map this afternoon across the Southeast. On the visible satellite, you can clearly see tropical storm Arthur off the Northeast Coast of Florida, moving north northeast at 8 mph. I overlaid the 500 mb height contours in … Continue reading
