Tropical Storm Michael is now forecast to be a Category Two hurricane as is moves ashore somewhere between Pensacola, Florida and Cedar Key, Florida Wednesday around midday.
Impacts will be felt outside of the Cone of Uncertainty. Especially on the east side of the storm. If you live near or to the east of the Cone, please double check your Hurricane Preparedness Kit.
*** 400PM UPDATE FROM NHC*** BULLETIN Potential Tropical Cyclone Fourteen Advisory Number 1 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018 400 PM CDT Sat Oct 06 2018 …DISTURBANCE GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA… …WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN CUBA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.. SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…18.0N 86.6W ABOUT 175… Read more →
Radar is a great tool for meteorologists during any weather event, but especially during severe weather. The MRMS toolkit is one that helps radar meteorologists during severe weather figure out what is happening in the storm by using multiple radar site and computer model data. Officially speaking, MRMS is… The Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) project utilizes an automated system that rapidly… Read more →
Oh boy. There are a couple of things I will – purposefully – under-forecast in South Mississippi: 1. Snowfall totals 2. Wintertime overnight temperatures when there is any wind 3. First cool down in September In general, I won’t forecast these things more than 5 days out. And If I do, it’ll only happen when the confidence is pretty high…. Read more →
