Monthly Archives: August 2016

The thoughts in this post are mine and are not considered official. Official forecasts can be found at: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov (Hurricane Center) http://www.weather.gov (National Weather Service) http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/ (Central Pacific Hurricane Center) Hurricane Madeline is tracking towards Hawaii as a hurricane. The … Continue reading →

As is always the case with tropical cyclones near the US, the following disclaimer is needed: Although I’m a meteorologist, I’m not the official source for hurricane information. Follow the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service at: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov and … Continue reading →

The preliminary storm reports compiled by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for Wednesday afternoon and evening depict quite a story: an extremely high concentration of tornado reports from northwest of Indianapolis through the Fort Wayne area all the way to … Continue reading →

We have three tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean right now; two of them are designated tropical cyclones (Tropical Depression Fiona and Tropical Storm Gaston), one of them is still not designated (Invest 99L), and only one may have an … Continue reading →

It’s mid-August and the heart of Atlantic hurricane season is quickly approaching; almost as if on que, we have a tropical storm (Fiona) in the central Atlantic, with another tropical wave behind it (designated “Invest 99L”) that is being monitored … Continue reading →