Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Late Morning Check on Our Fantastic Late Summer Weather
Other than a few clouds over a small part of the east and southeastern portions of Central Alabama, skies are sunny across the entire area. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Mindy Makes Landfall at St. Vincent Island, Florida
National Weather Service Doppler radar data and surface observations indicate that the center of Mindy has made landfall over St. Vincent Island, Florida. Continue reading
Mindy Very Close to Making Landfall on the Florida Panhandle As of 7 pm
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) manly to the southeast of the center. During the past few hours, NOAA buoy 42039 reported sustained winds of 47 mph (76 km/h) and a wind gust of 54 mph (86 km/h). Continue reading
Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for the Florida Panhandle as Tropical Storm Mindy Forms in the NE Gulf of Mexico
On the forecast track, the center of Mindy is expected to cross the coastline of the Florida Panhandle later tonight, and then move offshore of the southeastern United States into the western Atlantic Ocean by tomorrow. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 816: Industrial Strength Stupid
Josh Bullock, Director of the documentary “God and the Tornado” joined us, along with our friend Gary Szatkowski as a Guest Panelist. Gary has a few things to say about Ida & criticism of the forecast! Continue reading
A Little Forecast Update Before The Big Tide & Tiger Games Kick Off
What a wonderful way to start off the first Saturday of the college football season in the state, as skies are mostly sunny and temperatures in the 80s across Central Alabama. Continue reading
Weather Xtreme: A Very Nice Saturday, But Shower Chances Start to Rise Late on Sunday
We’ll have great weather for your Saturday and a good bit of your Sunday, but a front will bring shower and thunderstorm chances into the mix for Labor Day. We may also have to deal with some tropical moisture by midweek. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 815: Choose The Least Crap
This week’s discussion was dedicated to Hurricane Ida, with Guest Weather Brains Neil Jacobs & Tim Marshall! We also had a special guest appearance by Jimmy Hall of the band Wet Willie! Continue reading
TD-12 Forms Southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean
The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h). A turn toward the west is expected tonight, and a westward motion at a faster forward speed is expected during the next couple of days. Continue reading
The Midday Check on Central Alabama’s Weather
At midday, the good news is that the threat for any tornadoes from the remnants of Ida is starting to quickly fade as most of the activity has shifted over into Georgia. Continue reading
