While impact in the Mobile area itself from Claudette is expected to be slight, Friend of the Blog Alston Keith sent some photos from a friend of minor flooding already occurring on the Dog River. Thanks Alston…

The outer spiral band of Tropical Storm Claudette was over South and Southeast Alabama this afternoon. It extended from Evergreen and Greenville to east of Montgomery to near Lafayette in Chambers County. It was rotating northwestward this afternoon. A heavy … Continue reading →

THIS IS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CAMILLE…SCROLL UP FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON OUR CURRENT GULF TROPICAL STORM – CLAUDETTE. As the reconnaissance report came into the National Hurricane Center…the person taking down the information must have fainted. 908mb was a … Continue reading →

AF Recon flight found 35 knot sustained surface winds Claudette. The central pressure was 1008 mb. The plane did find a flight level wind of 54 knots (63 mph) on the outbound leg. Subtract 10% to get potential surface winds … Continue reading →

THIS IS HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT 1969’S HURRICANE CAMILLE…SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST TROPICAL INFORMATION…

956 WTNT64 KNHC 161614 TCUAT4 TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009 1100 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 …DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE… DATA FROM THE NOAA DOPPLER RADAR IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA INDICATE … Continue reading →

THIS IS HISTORICAL INFORMATION FROM 1969’S HURRICANE CAMILLE…SCROLL DOWN FOR CURRENT TROPICAL WEATHER INFORMATION. The 10 a.m. CDT discussion on Hurricane Camille indicated a great deal of uncertainty in the intensity of the storm. They were a little off with … Continue reading →

The Atlantic season started late, but it is in full gear. Here’s the latest as of 10 a.m.: CLAUDETTE: Claudette leads off our trio of tropical trouble on this Sunday. Tropical Depression Four formed in the SE Gulf last night … Continue reading →

082 WTNT34 KNHC 161139 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009 800 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 …DEPRESSION MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD…HEADING FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OF FLORIDA… A TROPICAL STORM … Continue reading →

Here is the latest on our tropical trio: Ana, Bill and Claudette, in order of their proximity to Alabama… Yep. Looks like a tropical depression to me… TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR FORMS IN THE GULF… TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FROM ALABAMA/FLORIDA … Continue reading →