Tropical Storm Beta Could Pose A Major Flash Flood Threat For Texas & Louisiana Next Week
Tropical Storm Beta could bring copious amounts of rain to coastal communities in Texas and Louisiana through next week as it meanders toward the western Gulf of Mexico. The system is another slow-mover and its precise track will determine who sees the…
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Widespread Flash Flooding Likely As Tropical Storm Sally Crosses The Southeast
Hurricane Sally rapidly strengthened on its painfully slow approach to landfall last night, quickly becoming a strong category two hurricane with sustained winds of 105 MPH at landfall. The sudden and somewhat unexpected run-up in the hours before…
Read MoreHurricane Sally Could Produce ‘Historic Rain’ As It Creeps Toward The Alabama Coast
A historic flash flood threat will follow Hurricane Sally inland as it makes landfall around Mobile Bay on Wednesday morning. Widespread rainfall totals of a foot or more could lead to significant flooding across southern Alabama and the Florida…
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Significant Flash Flooding, Intense Winds Likely As Sally Heads Toward Northern Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Sally will likely strengthen into a hurricane as it crawls toward the northern Gulf Coast over the next 36 hours. Forecasters expect a slow-moving hurricane to approach land Monday night. Strong winds and heavy rain will overspread…
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Tropical Storm To Develop In Gulf On Saturday—One Of Six Atlantic Systems To Watch
The National Hurricane Center‘s tropical outlook map is lit up like the dashboard on a rickety old car. Forecasters are tracking six different features in the Atlantic Ocean: two named storms, a soon-to-be named storm, and three disturbances that…
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The Weather Is Not Good
Fires, drought, heat, humidity, hurricanes, a deadly pandemic virus, rising inequality, a rapidly changing climate. Things are bad right now. The weather is bad right now. We can deal with bad things and bad weather as they come, but the convergence of…
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California Will Roast This Weekend While Fall’s First Freeze Slides Down The Rockies
The big weather story this Labor Day weekend, for the first time in years!, doesn’t involve hurricanes or severe weather. This weekend will see wild temperature extremes across the western half of the United States, roasting California in…
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As Laura Pushes Inland, It’s Clear The Hurricane’s Extreme Warnings Were Justifiable
Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana early Thursday morning with maximum sustained winds of 150 MPH, making it the strongest hurricane on record to hit this stretch of the Gulf Coast. The storm left widespread damage in its wake as…
Read MoreAs Laura Pushes Inland, It’s Clear The Hurricane’s Extreme Warnings Were Justifiable
Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana early Thursday morning with maximum sustained winds of 150 MPH, making it the strongest hurricane on record to hit this stretch of the Gulf Coast. The storm left widespread damage in its wake as…
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‘Unsurvivable’ Storm Surge Likely As Intense Hurricane Laura Hits Louisiana Tonight
Hurricane Laura rapidly strengthened into a category four storm today with maximum sustained winds of 145 MPH. The storm will likely maintain this intensity as it makes landfall near the Texas/Louisiana state line late tonight. The hurricane will produce…
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