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Blue Skies…
Here is an update of Alabama weather at of 1:25 this afternoon… Blue skies abound across Alabama this afternoon. Temperatures have warmed nicely in the dry air left in the wake of yesterday’s airmass change. Dewpoints are near 30 degrees … Continue reading
Paloma Roars Toward Cuba
Major Hurricane Paloma and its top winds of 140 mph are roaring toward Cuba. It is about 120 miles southwest of Camaguey, Cuba. It is moving ENE at 9 mph. The center of the hurricane will make landfall on the … Continue reading
Paloma Pounds Caymans
People on Grand Cayman went to bed last night listening to their storm shutters banging in a stiff ENE breeze, but knowing that the worst was over for them as the center passed about 30 miles to their east. They … Continue reading
Paloma Grows Even Stronger
I sat down at the computer when I woke up this morning, and glanced at the Google Earth display of the recon flight that was monitoring Paloma. A 939 millibar central pressure really caught my eye. It had been 964 … Continue reading
Paloma Now Cat Four
WTNT32 KNHC 081032 TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE PALOMA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 530 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 …PALOMA BECOMES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE NEAR LITTLE CAYMAN AND CAYMAN BRAC… A HURRICANE … Continue reading
Jack Hayes on the Evolution of the NWS
“We have the best weather service in the world. It’s a good thing, because we have the worst weather in the world.” That is how National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes led off his keynote address at the National Weather … Continue reading
9 p.m. Advisory on Paloma
SPOT REPORT FROM GRAND CAYMAN Temperature 75F Dewpoint 73F Wind ENE 44 gusting to 55 mph Visibility 1 mile in heavy rain Here is the 9 p.m. Advisory… WTNT32 KNHC 080237 TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE PALOMA ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL … Continue reading
Rainfall Reports
JB forwarded an email from Mike Wilhelm with a nice list of rainfall totals from today… 1.36 Bankhead/Lawrence 1.35 Haleyville 1.03 Evergreen 1.01 Decatur 0.94 Muscle Shoals 0.85 Huntsville International Airport 0.85 Redstone Arsenal 0.83 Vinemont (my observation) 0.63 Troy … Continue reading
Paloma A Major Hurricane
Hurricane Paloma has become a category three hurricane tonight. FAST FACTS 6 PM CST LOCATION…18.9 N…81.1 W…OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND CAYMAN MOVEMENT…NNE 6 MAX WINDS…115 MPH CENTRAL PRESSURE…962 MB Paloma’s eyewall will brush Grand Cayman. The center may … Continue reading
Paloma Heading Toward Caymans, Cuba, Bahamas
Air Force recon found a central pressure of 987 mb at 11:13 p.m. CST tonight. This is the same central pressure as was measured three hours ago. Flight level winds were consistent with a Category One hurricane also, so the … Continue reading
