Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Brief Shower Or Two Out There At Midday
AT 11:50 AM CDT: While there looks to be rain on the radar all across Central Alabama, most of that is a false return that normally happens in an airmass as we have right now with the radar set in precipitation mode. Continue reading
Jerry Expected To Bring Tropical Storm Conditions To Bermuda On Wednesday
Jerry’s interaction with an upper-level trough has resulted in a system that is less tropical in appearance, with a lack of central convection and most of the heavier showers displaced to the west and well southeast of the center. Continue reading
Lorenzo Moving West-Northwest Over The Eastern Tropical Atlantic
Lorenzo’s structure has not changed much during the morning. A small central dense overcast continues over the center with multiple curved bands within the circulation. Continue reading
Center of Karen Approaching Puerto Rico & The Virgin Islands
The broad and elongated low-level center is located to the north of the strong convection, and the aircraft has reported a central pressure of 1007 MB and maximum 1500 ft flight-level winds of 35 kt south of the center. Continue reading
While Fall Started Today, The Heat Miser Simply Will Not Let Summer Go Away
12:45 p.m.: We have mostly clear skies across a good portion of the area while some clouds have started to move into the northwestern parts of the area thanks to an approaching cold front. Continue reading
We Have Three Tropical Storms On The Board Over The Tropical Atlantic
10:13 a.m.: As of 10:00 am this morning, we have two tropical storms on the western side of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean and a newly formed tropical storm just off of the West African Coast. Continue reading
Heat Levels Will Rise Throughout The Next Seven Days
We only have two more days left summer, but Mother Nature and the Heat Miser look to keep those temperatures in the 90s for at least the next seven days. Will we actually receive any rain this week? Continue reading
Flooding Threat Continues in Parts of The Leeward Islands Due To Jerry
Satellite images indicate that deep convection has re-developed near and northeast of the center, with a new rainband also present in the southwest quadrant. Continue reading
Jerry Is Much Weaker at 1:00 PM
Data from the Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Continue reading
Jerry Potentially Bringing Heavy Rain To The Northern Leeward Islands Today
Although the core of Jerry is expected to move north of the northern Leeward Islands, heavy rainfall and flash floods are possible there today. Continue reading
