Tropical
Within 150-200 miles of the Bahamas, Joaquin went from a strong 70 mph Tropical Storm to a Category 4 monster generating sustained winds of up to 130 mph as it spins directly over this beautiful island chain. The devastating aspect is twofold, 1) it’s a large and extremely powerful system but 2) the slow movement means that the Bahamas […]
In my previous post less than 24 hours ago, Joaquin wasn’t yet declared a hurricane but as of this writing it’s become a major, Category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph and pressure now said to be below 940mb. The latest recon flight this morning measured pressure at 938mb. The hurricane is currently lashing the […]
Not one, not two but THREE systems are setting the stage for a potentially devastating flood situation over the Eastern Seaboard through the next 5-7 days. We had the initial system which came out of the Gulf and is now pouring rain over the Northeast, then secondly we’ve got a frontal system pushing down from the Great […]
With low pressure continuing to organise east of the Carolinas beneath a building New England high, it looks like the Mid-Atlantic is set for several days of poor weather, a multiday wind and rain event. It’s going to be a downright miserable next several days as easterly gales persist, causing coastal flooding both by wave, wind and heavy […]
As forecast here back on August 24th, September was looking to be a warmer and better month for the very areas which suffered a cool and wet summer. For particularly the Central and Northern Plains, Great Lakes and Ontario, it’s been a downright hot and pretty dry September. The areas which saw more warmth and dryness June-August saw opposite […]
The US Gulf and Atlantic coast will have an open door policy next 15 days to tropical threats. While the tropics are already stirring with Ida spinning well out to sea and mischief just off the East Coast, the northward building of a very strong and sprawling high pressure into Canada forces heights to lower underneath and out over 85-90 degree […]
Record heat has been the focus across Southern California in recent days with highs of 98 in Downtown Los Angeles yesterday. It got to a record 105 in Paso Robles, 104 in Woodland Hillsm and Burbank while Long Beach topped 100. …HIGH TEMPERATURE REPORTS FOR TODAY… LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE ELEVATION …LOS ANGELES COUNTY… SANTA FE DAM 109 F 0257 […]
There’s a lot on the playing field at the moment with major heat more suited to July 5 and not September 5 from the Plains to East Coast at the same time a winter-like storm system is bringing cold and mountain snow to the interior Northwest, severe weather to the Upper Midwest. Out in the Pacific, not one but two decaying tropical […]
Despite it’s location in the easternmost Tropical Atlantic, an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands make up Cape Verde. This region has not witnessed a hurricane landfall for some 123 years, well up until a few days ago when a potent wave almost immediately became a depression off Senegal, West Africa. Satellite view of Cape Verde Satellite view of Fred over Cape Verde […]
I’m continuing to find my feet here in the new house. The good news is I now have broadband up and running, however the main computer has yet to get setup, largely due to no computer table and really since Friday, I’ve been snowed under. I’ve more time tomorrow (Thursday) and hope to get the my PC […]
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