Tropical storm force gusts at Boothville and New Iberia… N.O. INTL ARPT…CLOUDY…79F…N21G26…29.77F N.O. LAKEFRONT…CLOUDY…80F…NE28G35…29.77R SLIDELL…LGT RAIN…76F…VRB5…29.79R BELLE CHASSE…LGT RAIN…78F…NE17G24…29.77R BOOTHVILLE…RAIN…79F…NE30G45…29.67F LAFAYETTE…CLOUDY…78F…NE10G22…29.82R PATTERSON…CLOUDY…75F…N9…29.82F NEW IBERIA…HVY RAIN…75F…E30G41…29.84R FOG

No change… Top winds 115 mph. Pressure 954 mb. Movement NW 16 mph. Warnings unchanged. Official forecast calls for just 5 mph of intensification by morning. Will still be category three hurricane. Here’s the advisory… WTNT32 KNHC 010253 TCPAT2 BULLETIN … Continue reading →

Air Force recon recently found a central pressure of 955 mb in Gustav. The stregthening trend has levelled off. Flight level winds when translate for the surface show about 115 mph. I think this is about how strong Gustav will … Continue reading →

The NWS has issued a SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB, CHILTON AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT. Prompted by storm moving toward Maplesville.

WFUS54 KLIX 010052 TORLIX LAC005-033-047-063-121-010130- /O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0056.080901T0052Z-080901T0130Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 752 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… … Continue reading →

Amateur radio operator reports NWS trees down in the Redland area of central Elmore County. Event happened around 7:00pm with winds estimated at 65-70mph. This storm is now about 5 miles south of Verbena moving WNW into southern Chilton County…towards … Continue reading →

Showers and a few thunderstorms are moving west across East Alabama tonight. The NWS has issued a SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR AUTAUGA, CHILTON AND ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT. A strong storm in the Wetumpka area of Elmore County … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS AT 7 PM CDT LOCATION: 26.9/87.7 or 175 SSE of the Mouth of the Mississippi River MOVEMENT: NW 17 (speed should slowly decrease) TOP WINDS: 115 MPH (Category 3) CENTRAL PRESSURE: 952 mb, down 5 mb since last … Continue reading →

Air Force reconnaissance just found a central pressure of 953 mb at 603 p.m at 26.7/87.5 or 260 miles south of Pensacola. Surface winds were 90 mph just west of the center. Temperature outside eye at 10,000 feet was 7C. … Continue reading →

New Orleans International…partly cloudy…NE 16 G 18…towering cumulus SE NAS Belle Chase…south of Gretna…E-13 Audubon Park…E-13 Galliano…ENE 16 G 21 Boothville…NE 16 G 27…peak gust 29 mph Gulfport…light rain…SSE 7 G 20 Biloxi…ENE 15 Pascagoula…NE 13 G 21 Brookley Field … Continue reading →