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10:00 am Isaias Update: Hurricane Watch Issued for Portions of the East Coast of Florida
On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will continue to move near or over the Southeastern Bahamas today. Isaias is forecast to be near the Central Bahamas tonight, and move near or over the Northwestern Bahamas Saturday and near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Continue reading
Special Updated Advisory on Hurricane Isaias at 11:00 pm
Interests elsewhere along the southeast coast of the United States should monitor the progress of this system. Additional watches or warnings may be required for a portion of the Florida peninsula on Friday. Continue reading
Air Force Hurricane Hunter Finds Isaias Is a Hurricane
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft data indicate that the tropical storm has strengthened to a hurricane. Continue reading
Isaias Now Forecast to Become A Hurricane on Friday or Friday Night
Strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Isaias is forecast to become a hurricane on Friday or Friday night. Continue reading
Marginal Risk for Severe Storms Issued for the North & Northwestern Parts of Alabama
The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center has now introduced a Level 1 Marginal Risk for severe storms for the northwestern parts of Central Alabama and for a good chunk of North Alabama through the remainder of the day. Continue reading
Mainly Dry & Warm at Midday; More Showers & Storms Expected This Afternoon
Skies are currently partly to mostly sunny across Central Alabama as we make our way to the midday hour, but we do have a few spotty showers over in the eastern part of the area over the southern tip of Calhoun County and down over the western part of Clay County. Continue reading
Isaias Producing Life-Threatening Flash Flooding & Gusty Winds Over Puerto Rico
Tropical storm conditions will continue across portions of The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through early afternoon and will spread across portions of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas later today through Friday, and Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for these areas. Continue reading
At 10:00 pm, Tropical Storm Isaias Has Formed; Track Shifts East to the Southeastern US Atlantic Coast
On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will move over Hispaniola on Thursday and near the southeastern Bahamas by early Friday. Continue reading
No Major Changes As of 1:00 pm Update on PTC-9
Some increase in strength is forecast through tonight, with weakening likely on Thursday due to land interaction. Some restrengthening is possible this weekend. Continue reading
A Little Cooler with Showers at Midday; PTC-9 Getting Better Organized an Will Soon Be Isaias
We have a decent bit of scattered showers across mainly the central and southern parts of Central Alabama as we are making our way toward the midday hour. Continue reading
