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Camille Forecast Track – 4 p.m. August 14, 1969
THIS IS HISTORICAL INFORMATION! IT IS NOT A CURRENT ADVISORY. THERE IS NO TROPICAL STORM IN THE GULF. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center were facing a difficult forecast on the first afternoon of young Camille’s life on August 14, … Continue reading
Remembering Camille – Advisory Number One – August 14, 1969
THIS IS HISTORICAL INFORMATION! IT IS NOT A CURRENT ADVISORY. THERE IS NO TROPICAL STORM IN THE GULF. All weekend, we are commemorating the 40th anniversary of Hurricane Camille which made landfall on the Mississippi Coast on August 17, 1969. … Continue reading
WeatherBrains Episode 185
Grab the latest episode of our netcast WeatherBrains right now on the web or on iTunes. In episode 185… …Author Abby Sallenger discussed his book Island in a Storm about the Last Island Hurricane of 1856. …Tanya King of the … Continue reading
My Favorite Podcasts
Podcasts have revolutionized the way that many of us receive information. With staggering sales of iPods and iPhones worldwide, the ability to download customized audio content is unprecedented. A large percentage of you own these devices, but some of you … Continue reading
Showers Forming
The radar is active early today as fairly numerous showers are forming over the southwestern quarter of the state…from Pickens, through Greene, Marengo, Wilcox, Monroe and Conecuh Counties and points southwest. The showers are the product of an upper level … Continue reading
Teletype Turf Wars
As far as hurricane seasons go, the first that I truly remember is the 1971 season, when a late season September hurricane made landfall in Texas and turned back to the east, the remnant depression bringing a day of wonderful … Continue reading
Cadre of Showers Moving Northwest
I am not exactly sure what a cadre is, but I think it might apply to the area of showers still moving northwestward through East Central Alabama tonight. Showers extend from south of Rockford to north of Tallassee. Others are … Continue reading
Just After 4:45 p.m.
A few showers and thunderstorms have blossomed this afternoon across Central Alabama. One concentration is across Walker and Jefferson Counties…with the main activity near…Carbon Hill…between Cordova and Sipsey…west of Graysville and Adamsville…and south of McCalla…as well as developing cells near … Continue reading
A Few Showers Showing Up
Visible satellite photos this afternoon look about like you would expect for August over Alabama with lots of cumulus clouds everywhere. A little enhanced band across the Central Part of the state is associated with some convergence from an upper … Continue reading
Hurricane Hunters in Hawaii
Hurricane Felicia will weaken as it heads toward Hawaii over the next three days, likely crossing the big island late Monday or Tuesday as a tropical storm or depression. Hawaiians don’t get too uptight until hurricanes get within 500 miles … Continue reading
