As a line of severe thunderstorms moved eastward from the Central to Eastern United States during the afternoon of November 15th, a powerful tornado touched down southwest of Huntsville at 430 PM CST and plowed through a busy business and … Continue reading →

On the afternoon of Monday, November 13, 1989, I downloaded all of the information from a service called Weather Brief and printed it all out on my dot matrix printer. The first hints of trouble were beginning to surface over … Continue reading →

Courtesy NOAA Photo Library Have you ever seen a sun dog? You probably have, and didn’t know what it was. A sun dog, or parahelion, is a bright spot of colored light on either side of the sun, at the … Continue reading →

I nominate today as one of the top five best weather days, if not the best weather day ever in Birmingham! My nomination is based on a slow, steady, all day soaking rain that didn’t cause serious flooding, as well … Continue reading →

The center of tropical storm Ida remains just offshore of the Mississippi Coast early this morning. It is centered about 35 miles south of Pascagoula, MS. It has definitely slowed its forward motion. Now the question is whether it will … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS ON IDA 12:00 AM CST Mon Nov 9 Location: 24.4°N 87.5°W or 435 miles south of Mobile Max sustained: 105 mph Moving: NNW at 15 mph Min pressure: 987 mb HIGHLIGHTS …No change in warnings …Ida looking a … Continue reading →

We will have a new advisory on Ida any minute. Air Force recon is penetrating the center right now. The hurricane does not look as organized on IR satellite photos late tonight and it does appear that dry air is … Continue reading →

New York City’s first great blackout struck during the evening rush hour of November 9, 1965, trapping nearly 800,000 people in subways and elevators. The incident inspired the Doris Day movie “Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?” The … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS ON IDA 9:00 PM CST Sun Nov 8 Location: 23.7°N 86.7°W….500 miles SSE of Mobile Max sustained: 105 mph Moving: NNW at 14 mph Min pressure: 979 mb HIGHLIGHTS …Hurricane warnings issued from Pascagoula to Indian Pass, FL … Continue reading →

Air Force mission 05 into Ida dropped enough dropsondes into the storm to blanket the Gulf ahead of the storm with raw data for the 00z model runs. This will really help the accuracy of the models tonight. That is … Continue reading →