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At 10:00 am: Not Organized Enough to be Isaias, but PTC-9 is Packing Winds of Tropical-Storm Force
Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for additional development, and a tropical storm is forecast to form later today or tonight. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Conditions Nearing the Leeward Islands; PTC-9 Not a Tropical Storm Yet
On the forecast track, the system will move through the Leeward Islands on Wednesday, near or over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Wednesday night, and near or over Hispaniola on Thursday. Continue reading
PTC-9 Projected to Become Tropical Storm Isaias Tonight or On Wednesday
Regardless of the exact track, the system is expected to bring locally heavy rainfall to much of the Lesser Antilles, and tropical-storm-force winds to portions of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico within the next 24-36 hours. Continue reading
Showers & Storms Out There at Midday; Isaias May Form Tonight or Early on Wednesday
We have a good bit of scattered shower and thunderstorm activity across Central Alabama as we are moving through the latter half of the midday hour. Continue reading
New Advisory Issued for Invest 92L, Now Known as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine
Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased overnight and this morning in association with a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 758: Watch Out For September
We welcome Jan Null, the head of Golden Gate Weather Services in the Bay Area of California, and John Gordon, the Meteorologist in Charge at the NWS in Louisville, KY, to this week’s show. Continue reading
Several Showers & Storms Out There At Midday; Eyes On the Tropics
As of 11:40 am, convective clouds have already started to build across parts of the area, and underneath some of those clouds, we have some scattered showers and storms falling. Continue reading
A Late-Night Look at a Weakening Category 1 Hurricane Hanna
Hanna has been moving inland over southern Texas and has weakened. The initial intensity is lowered to 75 MPH (65 kt) for this advisory, based on Doppler radar velocity data and surface observations. Continue reading
The Eye of Hurricane Hanna Now Well Inland Over Southern Texas
Maximum sustained winds have dropped to 80 MPH, but storm surge, large waves, heavy rains, and tropical storm to hurricane-force winds continue to batter the southern portions of Texas and the South Texas coastline. Continue reading
Strong Storms Moving Into Shelby County
At 738 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fayetteville to Montevallo. Movement was northwest at 30 mph. Continue reading
