Hattie: the hurricane with three names. Hattie became a tropical storm on October 26, 1961 over the Caribbean. It became a hurricane late on the evening of October 27th. Hattie headed north and seemed destined to head to Cuba. But, … Continue reading →

Red flag conditions existed in the Bay Area of Northern California on October 20, 1991, signifying a very high fire danger. The summer of 1991 had been a hot one in the Bay Area of Northern California. The warm, dry … Continue reading →

Lows will fall into the 30s in the normally colder locations of Northeast and East Alabama tonight with dry air, clear skies and light winds. Frost may be possible in isolated spots, so err on the cautious side tonight if … Continue reading →

Skies are clear across Central Alabama this afternoon. The nearest precipitation to Alabama at this hour is an area of showers off the Mid Atlantic coast east of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Temperatures are struggling to reach 70 degrees acorss … Continue reading →

At 08:01 GMT (3:01 a.m. CDT) on October 19, 2005, Air Force Hurricane Hunters measured a central pressure of 884 millibars in Hurricane Wilma. But the surface pressure when the dropsonde hit the ocean was still 23 knots, so meteorologists … Continue reading →

* * * DISTURBANCE APPARENTLY APPROACHING WESTERN CUBA FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA. UNSAFE FOR VESSELS NEXT FEW DAYS OFF WESTERN CUBA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC COASTS. With this message on the morning of Wednesday, October 17, 1906, the U.S. Weather … Continue reading →

Omar has intensified tonight and now has top winds of 115 mph. This makes it a category three hurricane. The pressure as reported as recon is 967 mb. The center of the hurricane is passing just southeast of St. Croix. … Continue reading →

Here is the latest satellite photo of Omar…see the deep convection depicted in black… It indicates a strengthening hurricane…now a category two. Omar is about 75 miles SSW of St. Croix. Top winds are 105 mh. Further intensification is likely. … Continue reading →

At 10 a.m. CDT, t he center of intensifying Hurricane Omar was a little less than 250 mies southwest of the island of St. Croix. Omar is moving northeast at 9 mph, but is expected to increase its forward speed … Continue reading →

Buffalo’s earliest lake effect snowstorm on record dumped 8.3 inches of snow on the city on October 12, 2006, setting a new record for the most snow on any October day. The record didn’t last long, as 10.9 inches fell … Continue reading →