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Conditions Deteriorating on Bermuda
It looks like the center of Hurricane Igor will pass very near the island of Bermuda Sunday evening. The hurricane has weakened slightly, which is good news, but it is still a formidable category two hurricane. The official forecast track … Continue reading
Eye on Igor
EYE ON IGOR: Hurricane Igor is going to cause big problems for the island of Bermuda on Sunday. Air Force reconnaissance last night found that the central pressure in Igor was 939 milllibars, still quite impressive. Top winds this morning … Continue reading
A Couple of Heavy Storms
Just a few heavy showers and storms have bubbled up late this afternoon across Central Alabama courtesy of a weak frontal boundary sliding ever so imperceptibly into Central Alabama. Some were over western Jefferson and eastern Tuscaloosa Counties. Others were … Continue reading
Hurricane Ike (2008)
Even as Hurricane Gustav was making landfall in Louisiana back in September 2008, Ike was springing to life as a tropical depression in the far eastern Atlantic. Later that day, it became a tropical storm and was named. It became … Continue reading
Late Evening Check on the Tropics
IGOR IS ONE POWERFUL HURRICANE: Igor is very close to tying Earl for the honor of being the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the 2010 season. In fact, there are several similarities between the two storms. One in the intensity. Igor … Continue reading
Igor Already Cat 4…Clear and Warm Sunday Here
Igor has been upgraded to a category four hurricane this afternoon based on its satellite presentation with top winds estimated at 135 mph and an estimated central pressure of 950 mb. Winds are expected to increase to 145 mph tonight … Continue reading
TD #12 Forms, Igor to Become Powerful Hurricane
Tropical depression number 12 has formed in the far eastern Atlantic this morning. That’s it on the right. It is moving west at 14 mph, but is expected to turn northwest into a weakness in the high pressure ridge over … Continue reading
Remembering Hurricane Frederic
On the morning of Wednesday, September 12, 1979, preparations were underway along the Central Gulf Coast for extremely dangerous Hurricane Frederic. At 5 a.m. CDT, the hurricane was 250 miles southeast of New Orleans with top winds of 130mph. Frederic … Continue reading
Late Evening Look at the Tropics
Igor has been upgraded to a hurricane late tonight. The 75 mph hurricane is 1350 miles east of the island of St. Martin in the northern Leeward Islands. It is moving west at 17 mph. It is still expected to … Continue reading
Capstone Forecast Update
Perhaps the forecast for Tuscaloosa has gotten clearer with the most recent radar trends. 1. Showers have just fallen at the stadium at 330 and more are on the way Heavy showers over Pickens and Greene Counties will reach Tuscaloosa … Continue reading
