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The New Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map
It is time to start learning about the new NWS Experimental Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map. The first ones were issued last evening by the National Hurricane Center for Arthur. A few notes: …The graphic shows a reasonable idea of … Continue reading
Notes on Arthur
I will keep some notes going today on here about Arthur, updating them at the top of the post until the next advisory comes out. AT 10 AM CDT ———————————————– LOCATION…29.1N 79.1W ABOUT 105 MI…165 KM ENE OF CAPE CANAVERAL … Continue reading
Arthur He Does As He Pleases
The references to the Christopher Cross song from the movie Arthur are irresistible as we track our first tropical storm of the Atlantic season. Someone said today that it will only affect areas between the moon and New York City. … Continue reading
One Is the Lonliest Number
Tropical Depression One has formed tonight east of Cape Canaveral. It looks sad tonight on the NHC website. It doesn’t have a catchy name. It is simply called One. FAST FACTS 10 PM CDT ———————————————– LOCATION…27.6N 79.1W ABOUT 105 MI…170 … Continue reading
Disturbance Triggering Storms over Northeast Alabama
Another disturbance was triggering showers and thunderstorms over Northeast Alabama this afternoon. Some of these storms will be heavy with lots of lightning, heavy rain and gusty winds. There could be an isolated instance of severe weather but it will … Continue reading
Sunday Weather Notebook
It is a smorgasbord of weather on this last Sunday and June. We have a lot to talk about, so let’s get to it. There was major flooding this morning across eastern Arkansas, western Tennessee and northern Mississippi. 7.28 inches … Continue reading
Storms Starting to Form over Alabama, More to the Northwest
The upper level disturbance that was the trigger behind the tremendous flooding rains in eastern Arkansas, western Tennessee and northern Mississippi is tracking up I-40 between Memphis and Nashville early this afternoon. The precipitation has diminished, because the low level … Continue reading
Life Threatening Situation W Tenn, E Ark, N Miss
Scroll down for Brian’s usual excellent morning weather discussion, but there is serious flooding ongoing to our northwest this morning. From the NWS Memphis: “This is turning into a life threatening situation. We went with emergency wording on the last … Continue reading
Strong Storms Move North and Northeast
The line of storms over Central Alabama continues pushing north and northeast tonight. This graphic shows the expected progress of the line over the next 90 minutes. None of them are severe at this time, but they do contain huge … Continue reading
