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Rain Mass Moves Northeast
A large mass of rain and some embedded thunder is moving northeastward across Central Alabama at this hour. Some heavy rain is invilved. Its northern edge is along I-20 from the Birmingham Metro eastward to Cleburne County. It extends southward … Continue reading
Morning Update
The cold front is marching steadily eastward this morning. At 10 a.m., it was past Tupelo, Greenwood and Vicksburg. The dewpoint at Tupelo dropped from 70F at 8 a.m. to 59F at 10 a.m.! To the northwest, the dewpoint was … Continue reading
Karen Downgraded
Karen is officially downgraded to a tropical depression on the 10 p.m. advisory tonight. Here are the fast facts from the advisory: ———————————————– LOCATION…28.1N 91.9W ABOUT 120 MI…190 KM SSW OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA ABOUT 185 MI…295 KM WSW OF … Continue reading
Like a Broken Record
It is beginning to sound like a broken record. Karen remains disorganized. There is no real change in any information. The storm has top winds of 40 mph and is essentially stationary. It will begin to move east later tonight … Continue reading
An Early Evening Update on Alabama’s Weather
LATE UPDATE 7:11 PM The storm containing the possible tornado is now 13 miles southwest of Union City. Law Enforcement reported a tornado touchdown in Elbridge at 6:52 p.m. ORIGINAL POST As expected, showers started to form over Northeast Mississippi … Continue reading
4 a.m. Update –
LATE REPORT AT 4:05 The Air Force plane has found a large area of light winds northwest of the previous center location, which indicates to me that the central circulation of Karen may be becoming less organized. In fact, the … Continue reading
Karen Barely a Tropical Storm
If Karen weakens any further, it will no longer be a tropical storm. Here are the 1 a.m. particulars: SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…26.7N 90.9W ABOUT 200 MI…320 KM SW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER … Continue reading
Late Night Look at Karen
A low level swirl is spinning strongly early on this Saturday morning about 220 miles south of the Louisiana coast around Houma. The difference from earlier today is that some convection is actually beginning to fire on the right side … Continue reading
Karen Weakens Further
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…26.4N 90.5W ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 7 MPH…11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1002 MB…29.59 INCHES Tropical Storm Karen fought tenaciously all day … Continue reading
Karen Barely Hanging On
FAST FACTS ON KAREN AT 7 PM ———————————————- LOCATION…25.9N 90.3W ABOUT 400 MI SSW OF MOBILE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…STATIONARY MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1002 MB…29.59 INCHES The center of Tropical Storm Karen is totally exposed tonight. All of … Continue reading
