Author Archives: Scott Brown
Starting to Warm Up; Still Have Plenty of Sunshine at Midday
As we take a look at the latest radar image at 11:00 am, we see no rain on there at all and it should stay that way throughout the day. Continue reading
10am Delta Update: Storm Surge & Hurricane Watches Issued for Portions of the Gulf Coast
Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch areas along the Gulf Coast by late Thursday night or early Friday with hurricane conditions possible within the hurricane watch area by Friday morning. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 768: I’m Certified As Nuts
This week’s guests are Lon Curtis, retired broadcast meteorologist for KWTX-TV, and James Aydelott, chief meteorologist at FOX-23 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Delta’s Maximum Sustained Winds Now Up to 140 MPH
Some additional strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours, and Delta is forecast to be an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane when it reaches the Yucatan peninsula Wednesday. Although some weakening is likely when Delta moves over the Yucatan peninsula, re-strengthening is forecast when the hurricane moves over the southern Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast for Central Alabama: Sunshine for Many, Clouds in the Southeast
While all eyes are focused on now category four Hurricane Delta, the weather across Central Alabama is really nice as we are making the run up to the 12:00 pm hour. Continue reading
Delta Intensifies Into a Major Hurricane at Category Three Strength
Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher gusts. Delta is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Delta is forecast to be an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane when it reaches the Yucatan peninsula Wednesday. Continue reading
What Do the Central Alabama Impacts Look Like with the 10:00 pm Delta Forecast Update
So on the latest forecast track (10:00 pm) from the National Hurricane Center, nearly all of the state of Alabama remains in the forecast cone as Hurricane Delta is still expected to make an impact on Central Alabama. Continue reading
Gamma is Now Post Tropical While Delta Continues to Strengthen
On the forecast track, the center of Delta is expected to pass southwest of the Cayman Islands early Tuesday, and approach the northeastern portion of the Yucatan peninsula and the Yucatan Channel Tuesday night. Delta is forecast to move over the southern Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, and be over the south-central Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday and Thursday. Continue reading
Delta has Strengthened Into a Hurricane and Has Started Moving West-Northwestward
Later this week into the weekend, Delta is expected to bring heavy rainfall across portions of the central Gulf Coast into the southeastern United States. Continue reading
Delta is Nearly at Hurricane Strength; Gamma Has Weakened Into a Depression
From the latest reconnaissance data, Tropical Storm Delta continues to strengthen at a rapid pace. Maximum sustained winds are now up to 70 MPH, just 4 MPH away from becoming a hurricane, while the pressure has dropped down to 983 MB. Continue reading
