Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
A Mostly Sunny and Very Warm Day, but Change is Coming
An unseasonably warm day across much of the Southeast as an area of high pressure off to our east remains the dominant feature controlling our weather. Skies across Alabama are mostly sunny with just a few cumulus clouds. Today, that … Continue reading
Karen Still Hanging On…Barely
Karen’s center of circulation continues to be well displaced from the main thunderstorm convection. However, throughout the morning hours, a few thunderstorms have been trying to develop near the center and wrap around it. We have seen this similar scenario … Continue reading
Latest Advisory on Karen
Karen maintains tropical storm strength, but is likely to be downgraded to a depression later today. Karen remains very unorganized with the center of circulation nearly 100 miles from the deepest thunderstorm convection. No real change in the system except … Continue reading
An Unorganized Karen
Karen continues to struggle against wind shear and dry air. This is a very unorganized and lopsided storm for these reasons. The center of circulation continues to be well displaced from the convection on the eastern side of the storm. … Continue reading
Latest Update on Karen
Tropical Storm Karen remains disorganized over the central Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. The latest observations from the NHC keep the winds an pressure the same, but looking at a visible satellite loop, this is not a very healthy storm. … Continue reading
Update on Karen
Karen continues to move NNW across the southern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. The system is still packing a punch with sustained winds of 65 MPH, but throughout the day, the system seems less organized and appears to be weakening. … Continue reading
Watching Karen Closely
The main weather story for folks along the Gulf Coast and in the Southeast is newly formed Tropical Storm Karen. Karen will impact the Gulf Coast over the weekend as a strong tropical storm. Expect gusty winds and torrential tropical … Continue reading
Tropics are Active
Today, Tropical Storm Jerry continues to meander across the Central Atlantic and remains no threat to any land areas and is what we call a fish storm. A fish storm is a storm that only impacts the fish. Latest data … Continue reading
Terrific Evening Across the State
It has been an incredible fall Saturday across the state and Southeast. An area of high pressure in the Northeast has ushered in cooler and much drier air into the region. That high pressure is providing very comfortable conditions for … Continue reading
Severe Clear Across Alabama
It is a terrific fall day across Alabama and the Deep South. Abundant sunshine, low humidity and a cool east wind is making it a superb weather day. Most locations are seeing temperatures this afternoon in the upper 70s and … Continue reading
