Danny is dead (well, not quite dead, yet), Erika is alive

11:00PM 8/24/15 UPDATE: Invest 98-L is now Tropical Storm Erika. Winds at 40mph. More details here ORIGINAL POST: Danny is no longer a Tropical Depression. It is just a trough of low pressure. So for…

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Hurricane Danny weakens while another system brews

Hurricane Danny continues to weaken out in the open Atlantic. This is all apart of the forecast. Wind shear and dry air are doing a number on the once-Category 3 storm. At the same time…

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Hurricane Danny now Category Three storm

8/22/15 UPDATE: For the latest on Danny CLICK HERE 8/21/15 ORIGINAL: Danny is now a Three. The Hurricane Hunters relayed data to the National Hurricane Center during their investigation of Danny Friday showing that winds…

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It’s official: Hurricane Danny

As of the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Danny is now a hurricane. From the NHC: SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…12.5N 44.8W ABOUT 1090 MI…1755 KM E OF THE WINDWARD…

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Past Pine Belt El Ninos

I decided to find out what we could expect this fall, winter and next spring from El Nino. Not to forecast, but rather, to get an idea of past events s, as a forecaster, I…

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Flash flooding threat accompanies Tornado Watch for Mississippi, Louisiana

Louisiana and southern Mississippi are also dealing with the threat for flash flooding this evening. From the WPC: Summary…A squall line is moving into an area recently saturated by rainfall last night. Despite its forward…

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Gulf Coast faces storms, then possibility of wintry weather

Due to the lack of cooling through the column and a very high (about 15,000 feet) dendritic growth zone, snow still doesn’t look likely across the Gulf Coast. But the latest model data is coming…

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Gulf Coast wintry weather breakdown

The overnight computer weather model data just came down and things are starting to come into better focus, and while things are looking a little more *wintry* the majority of the information isn’t pointing to…

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