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Friday afternoon update on Tropical Storm Isaac

August 24, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

Last night, I wrote a pretty detailed blog on Tropical Storm Isaac. If you wish to review it, click here. I won’t go […]
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Thursday evening update on Tropical Storm Isaac

August 23, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

For the past day or so, we’ve been pushing out bits of information about Tropical Storm Isaac on our social feeds, however there […]
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Recap of 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season

December 1, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

As predicted by all of the major players at the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, 2010 proved to be a very […]
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Busy hurricane season continues with I, J, and K

September 15, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

What seemed like a slow start to hurricane season has definitely taken on new life in September! The Atlantic basin is currently featuring […]
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Peak of hurricane season today

September 10, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

As the graph above (courtesy NOAA) shows, today (September 10) marks the peak of the average Atlantic hurricane season. To date, we have […]
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5 years ago: NWS-New Orleans sternly warns of incoming Katrina

August 28, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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hurricane, katrina

Hurricane Katrina made landfall five years ago tomorrow – August 29, 2005 – devastating and re-shaping the Gulf Coast for years to come. […]
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Hurricane Alex headed for landfall in northeast Mexico

June 30, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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alex, hurricane, tropical

6/30/10 – 9PM CDT UPDATE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR FROM BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT […]
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Colorado State hurricane experts update their 2010 outlook

June 2, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, major hurricane, tropical

In an update to my post from Monday, Colorado State University hurricane forecast experts Drs. Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray released […]
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Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Tuesday

May 31, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, tropical

The start of Atlantic Hurricane season is tomorrow, June 1, and there seems to be much fear and trepidation as this season begins. […]
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Extreme weather video and a note on hurricane season

May 21, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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hail, hurricane, tornado, tropical, video

I thought I’d share a couple of videos of extreme weather with you today. First up, check out this video from KMBC’s news […]
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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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Changes to Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale for 2010

March 1, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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hurricane, tropical

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which has been in existence as is since 1975, will be undergoing a change for the 2010 tropical season. […]
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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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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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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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Manipulation of the sea ahead of a hurricane?

July 15, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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hurricane, technology

Found this article from the New Orleans Times-Picayune to be very interesting… http://cli.gs/RYBTzZ Bill Gates and several other engineers and scientists have a […]
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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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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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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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