North and South America

6.45am ET ISAAC Update: Gulf Coast Residents Ordered To Leave As Isaac Takes On Similar Track To Katrina

6.45am ET ISAAC Update: Gulf Coast Residents Ordered To Leave As Isaac Takes On Similar Track To Katrina

Since retiring for the night and getting up this morning, there has been little change in Isaac. Max sustained winds remain at 65 mph with pressure slightly lower at 990. However, recent sat images has showed a more healthy looking system with a more concentric look with blow up of deep convection and even what could appear […]

Continue Reading

BREAKING: Isaac’s Center Is Making Landfall On Key West, FL (Includes Video Footage)

BREAKING: Isaac’s Center Is Making Landfall On Key West, FL (Includes Video Footage)

While the outer bands of Isaac have been sweeping up through South and even Central Florida throughout today with wind gusts to 60 mph across Miami along with torrential downpours, the centre of circulation is just about on Key West. Pressure is now at 994mb so it’s barely strengthening though it’s highly likely that over […]

Continue Reading

1pm ET ISAAC UPDATE: NHC Track Is Near Identical To MVW’s, Worrying Days For New Orleans, Mobile, AL (Includes Video!)

1pm ET ISAAC UPDATE: NHC Track Is Near Identical To MVW’s, Worrying Days For New Orleans, Mobile, AL (Includes Video!)

Florida Keys: Don’t be caught out my last minute rapid intensification! If you looked at my forecast track issued late last night (below) and then have a look at the new NHC track issued this morning (above), their near identical. This track which takes Isaac through the very deep warm waters of the Florida Straits is […]

Continue Reading

Tornado Watches Are In Effect For S Florida, Hurricane Watches Issued For Gulf Coast

Tornado Watches Are In Effect For S Florida, Hurricane Watches Issued For Gulf Coast

As Tropical Storm Isaac continues to churn away in very unorganised fashion off the north coast of Cuba, the latest model guidance shows a slightly more westward track over the Gulf and this is most worrying for the Greater New Orleans area. The overnight shift west means that there is greater risk of a potentially major hurricane […]

Continue Reading

SPECIAL ISAAC COVERAGE: Isaac Has Potential To Rapidly Deepen Over Florida Straits Next 24 Hours!

SPECIAL ISAAC COVERAGE: Isaac Has Potential To Rapidly Deepen Over Florida Straits Next 24 Hours!

Tropical Storm Isaac is emerging out over the bathtub warm waters of the Florida Straits and with the core largely intact from interaction with Hispaniola and Cuba, the concern is that with the high heat content available and good atmospheric conditions, the large area of energy could bundle and this system may rapidly intensify over […]

Continue Reading

My Official Track Takes A Category 3 Hurricane Isaac Into Mobile, Alabama

My Official Track Takes A Category 3 Hurricane Isaac Into Mobile, Alabama

Although it is still very far out. I am wanting to state that I believe Isaac will enter the eastern Gulf starting early next week following a landfall somewhere along the Florida Keys. A lot depends upon track, how long it spends over Cuba and what state the inner core is when it remerges out over the Florida […]

Continue Reading

My Official Track Takes A Category 3 Hurricane Isaac Into Mobile, Alabama

My Official Track Takes A Category 3 Hurricane Isaac Into Mobile, Alabama

Although it is still very far out. I am wanting to state that I believe Isaac will enter the eastern Gulf starting early next week following a landfall somewhere along the Florida Keys. A lot depends upon track, how long it spends over Cuba and what state the inner core is when it remerges out over the Florida […]

Continue Reading

8pm ET ISAAC UPDATE: Tropical Storm Issac Strengthens, Watches Issued For Florida (Includes Video!)

8pm ET ISAAC UPDATE: Tropical Storm Issac Strengthens, Watches Issued For Florida (Includes Video!)

Since the last time I looked at Isaac earlier today it remained a weak and rather disorganised system with a large envelope of energy but as of this evening, that energy is beginning toshow signs of consolidating and we knew that once this occured then, look out! Maximum sustained winds are up to 65 mph now and this will cause […]

Continue Reading

8pm ET ISAAC UPDATE: Tropical Storm Issac Strengthens, Watches Issued For Florida (Includes Video!)

8pm ET ISAAC UPDATE: Tropical Storm Issac Strengthens, Watches Issued For Florida (Includes Video!)

Since the last time I looked at Isaac earlier today it remained a weak and rather disorganised system with a large envelope of energy but as of this evening, that energy is beginning toshow signs of consolidating and we knew that once this occured then, look out! Maximum sustained winds are up to 65 mph now and this will cause […]

Continue Reading

5.30am ET ISAAC UPDATE: Models Converge West On Stronger Gulf of Mexico Hurricane (Includes Video!)

5.30am ET ISAAC UPDATE: Models Converge West On Stronger Gulf of Mexico Hurricane (Includes Video!)

Well in many ways little has changed in the past 24 to 48 hours as Isaac continues to remain a weak storm, However that’s only half the story because in a sense you cannot go by the fact that it’s only a 40 mph minimal storm due to the fact it harnesses a lot of […]

Continue Reading

Top