Author Archives: Scott Brown
WeatherBrains 772: Getting The Mileage Out Of The Air Sickness Bag
This week’s guest WeatherBrain is Nick Underwood, a schooled aerospace engineer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters. Our guest panelist is Beth Carpenter, co-owner and consulting meteorologist at Thermdynamic Solutions LLC (TDS Weather). Continue reading
Very Dangerous Hurricane Eta Continues to Slowly Move Closer to Nicaragua
Eta is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Little change in strength is likely before landfall. Weakening will begin after the center moves inland later today. Continue reading
Eta Could Become a Category 5 Hurricane Before Making Landfall
Eta is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 12 hours, and Eta could become a category 5 hurricane before it makes landfall. Continue reading
Eta Continues to Rapidly Intensify as it Approaches the Northeastern Coast of Nicaragua
Additional strengthening is forecast until Eta reaches the coast of Nicaragua. Catastrophic wind damage is expected where Eta’s eyewall moves onshore within the Hurricane Warning area beginning tonight, with tropical storm conditions beginning within the next few hours. Continue reading
Frost Advisory for All of North Alabama for Tonight Through the Overnight Hours
A FROST ADVISORY has been issued for every county in North Alabama starting tonight at 9:00 pm and set to expire at 8:00 am Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Eta Becomes a Major Hurricane; Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds, Flash Flooding, & Landslides Expected Across Portions of Central America.
A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 12 to 18 feet above normal tide levels in areas of onshore winds along the coast of Nicaragua within the hurricane warning area, and 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels along the coast of Honduras within the tropical storm warning area. Continue reading
Frost Advisory for All of Central Alabama Tonight Through the Early Morning on Tuesday
A FROST ADVISORY has been issued for every county in Central Alabama starting tonight at 9:00 pm and set to expire at 7:00 am Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Eta Forms in the Caribbean; Hurricane Watch Issued for Parts of Nicaragua & Honduras
On the forecast track, the center of the cyclone is expected to be near the northeastern coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras by Monday night. Continue reading
Weather Xtreme: No Frightening Weather for Halloween… or Through the Next Seven Days
Dry weather will stay with us through the weekend and the work week ahead, but some colder temperatures will move in to start your Monday. The tropics stay active as well as we should have a depression by Sunday morning. Continue reading
Very Nice But Cool Just After the Midday Hour
Skies are continuing to clear out across Central Alabama as we are ending the noon hour. Some cloud cover remains over the western portions of the area but those will eventually dissipate. Continue reading
