Category: atlantic

Looking ahead: Hurricane Season 2010

April 9, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

Earlier this week, Dr.’s Klotzbach and Gray of Colorado State University issued the April update to their 2010 hurricane season forecast. This forecast […]
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Monday afternoon Ida update

November 9, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

As of 3pm this afternoon, Ida has weakened to a just-below-hurricane strength Tropical Storm, but is maintaining 70 mph wind in its inner […]
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Ida update

November 8, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

The latest projection from the National Hurricane Center (valid 9pm CST Sunday) is above. (Click the map for more detail.) The storm is […]
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Ida’s effect on Memphis metro weather

November 8, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, forecast discussion, tropical

Hurricane Ida has become a strong category 2 storm as it enters the southern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, packing 100 mph wind […]
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Hurricane Ida Advisory – 3pm Sunday

November 8, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

HURRICANE IDA ADVISORY NUMBER 20NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL300 PM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 …CENTER OF IDA MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN […]
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Tropical Storm Ida forms in the southwest Caribbean Sea

November 4, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

After a relatively quiet period in the tropics for several weeks (the last tropical system to threaten any land areas was Erika two […]
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Severe Weather Awareness Day; 2008 hurricane video

October 21, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, severe thunderstorms, severe weather, tornado

Today marks Severe Weather Awareness Day for Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. the day is set aside to serve as a reminder to all […]
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T.S. Danny and a bit of “green” irony

August 27, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, radar, tropical, wind

Tropical Storm Danny was named yesterday morning and is now a storm with 60 mph wind moving northwest across the western Atlantic, northeast […]
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Possible new tropical development

August 25, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on “Invest 92,” an area of development northeast of Puerto Rico that could become […]
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Is it still August?

August 24, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, forecast, tropical

What a fabulous weather weekend across the Mid-South! Canadian high pressure dominated just as predicted and brought the region a re-lapse of our […]
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Tornado hunting and early tropical weather

May 19, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tornado, tropical, vortex2

Since there is no weather of particular interest here in the Mid-South (how much can you say about beautiful conditions under broad high […]
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Definitely not a “dove” for those in the Caymans and central Cuba

November 8, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, paloma

Hurricane Paloma (or “dove” in Spanish, how ironic is that?) has punished the Cayman Islands overnight, passing over Cayman Brac (where the calm […]
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Hurricane Kyle to affect Maine

September 27, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, tropical

While the Atlantic tropical season has quieted down considerably since Ike, we now have another system churning through the western Atlantic. Kyle is […]
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Ike moves over Houston metro

September 13, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, houston, ike, tropical

Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston at 2:10am CDT 9/13/08. Hurricane Ike made landfall at about 2am CDT Saturday morning at Galveston, TX […]
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Radar and satellite of Ike prior to landfall

September 12, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, ike, radar, satellite, tropical

Radar image from Houston as Hurricane Ike moves ashore. Eye wall moving into Galveston. Taken at 9:08pm CDT 9/12/08. Infrared (color) satellite shot […]
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Ike Update

September 12, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, ike

Video and TV coverage from Houston/Galveston this afternoon is incredible. Storm surge is already affecting the area with 5-10′ of water. Hard to […]
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Ike poised to wreak havoc on TX coast

September 11, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, ike, major hurricane, tropical

Ike is lumbering towards the Texas coast with some very interesting features. While surface wind is holding tough at 100 mph, upper level […]
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Ike headed for TX

September 10, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, current weather, ike, major hurricane, tropical

I haven’t blogged in several days, so it’s probably time to update. My family spent the weekend at Chickasaw State Park in Henderson, […]
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September… or November??

September 5, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

It’s after 10am with cloudy skies, patchy drizzle, and temps still in the upper 60s! Not sure if it is really early September […]
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Landfall

September 1, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, gustav, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

Hurricane Gustav officially made landfall at 9:30am CDT (1430 UTC), Labor Day, September 1, 2008 near Cocodrie, LA, about 70 miles southwest of […]
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