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…
Read MoreHurricane Laura Could Reach Major Hurricane Strength By Landfall On Wednesday Night
Hurricane Laura will rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours as it heads toward Texas and Louisiana. It’s likely that the storm will make landfall as a major hurricane near the state line on Wednesday night. The intense winds, deep and widespread…
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Marco Approaches Louisiana Monday, Laura Threatens Gulf Landfall On Wednesday
It’s late and it’ll be even later by the time I get this post up, so I’ll dispense with the drawn-out intro and get right to it. I’m sure you won’t mind. Tropical Storm Marco — The Gulf One Marco had a brief…
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Hurricane Watches For Northern Gulf Coast Ahead Of Marco; Laura Not Far Behind
You know how meteorologists always say to check the forecast frequently because things can change in a hurry? Today is why. The National Hurricane Center‘s forecast for Tropical Storm Marco changed quite a bit from this time yesterday, bringing the…
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