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Get to Know Nana…She Won’t Be Around Long…
000 WTNT34 KNHC 130240 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NANA ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142008 1100 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 …TROPICAL STORM IN EASTERN ATLANTIC EXPECTED TO WEAKEN… AT 1100 PM EDT…0300Z…THE CENTER OF … Continue reading
Light Showers…and the Chance of Rainbows
Folks down in Shelby County are observing a nice rainbow east of I-65 in the Pelham area as the sun drops in the west and showers continue to the east. Those showers extend from southern Jefferson through Shelby County eastward … Continue reading
Introducing Tropical Storm Nana
The disturbance in the Atlantic between Africa and the Lesser Antilles has had a circulation for much of the day, but forecasters were waiting for it to hold onto some convection. The NHC has decided to upgrade it to Tropical … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update – 845 a.m.
Clouds are thick across most of Central Alabama this morning thanks to a strong easterly flow around the bottom end of a ridge of high pressure that extends along the East Coast. It is going to become increasingly breezy today, … Continue reading
The Columbus Day Big Blow
The Pacific Northwest is no stranger to big winter storms They usually are large scale system that form over the North Pacific between October and March accompanied by high winds and heavy precipitation. On this date in 1962, the first … Continue reading
Noon Look at Alabama Weather
A fairly strong easterly flow is transporting Atlantic moisture into Central Alabama on this Saturday. Skies have become mostly cloudy across most of the area. The best remaining sunshine was over western and eastern sections. Temperatures are in the 70s, … Continue reading
Norbert
Hurricane Norbert will make landfall on the Baja California Peninsula early this afternoon. Norbert re-intensified into a major hurricane last night, but fortunately weakened slightly early this morning. It has top winds around 110 mph, making it a category two … Continue reading
October 11: Today in Weather History
…1836: For the third straight Wednesday, snow fell in New York State. Thirty five inches fell at Cornell University in Hamilton. …1906: Extremely cold weather for the all-Chicago World Series between the Cubs and White Sox. The game time temperature … Continue reading
October Almanac
I am sorry that I didn’t take the time at the start of the month to share a little summary of what one can usually expect in the weather department in October. So, better late than never. October is arguably … Continue reading
A Quick Review of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season…
Let’s take a quick look back at the 2008 North Atlantic Hurricane Season so far. Tropical Storm Arthur is the storm that nearly wasn’t. It formed at the last minute before landfall in Belize on May 31st. Top winds were … Continue reading
