Sorry I haven't updated for a while. I just got moved into college this past weekend, and am now very busy with 18 credit hours. I just tried out for the weather anchor position at WVUT here in Vincennes. I will find out, most likely tomorrow, if I made it or not. I sure hope I did. Its something Ive been wanting to do since I was 4 years old. What an opportunity!
Short and brief weather update tonight. There is still the potential for a few showers and thunderstorms to pop up overnight. The atmosphere is still fairly unstable. Tomorrow will be the best potential we've had all week for showers and thunderstorms. Storms that do develop tomorrow will again, like today, have the potential to produce very heavy downpours (potentially up to 1 inch per hour rainfall rates) I'll have more on your weekend forecast and more tomorrow. Everyone have a great night!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tuesday/10:14PM
Woops! I haven't updated for several days! I apologize. I have been very busy getting ready for college. I move to Vincennes Thursday morning.
Alot has happened since I last updated...
Anna isn't even considered a tropical depression at this time. However she is providing quite a bit of moisture for the Southwestern portion of the United States.
What was Claudette is pumping plenty of moisture in our direction, however storms have had a problem forming today due to the lack of upper air support.
Bill is now a strong category 3 storm with winds of 125 MPH. Track from the NHC takes it away from the coast, however this track is not set in stone. Even if it doesn't hit the coast, there will be very high waves and rip currents. I'll have more on this at 11.
Getting worried about the potential for a severe weather event for our area on Thursday. I'll have more on this tomorrow...
Alot has happened since I last updated...
Anna isn't even considered a tropical depression at this time. However she is providing quite a bit of moisture for the Southwestern portion of the United States.
What was Claudette is pumping plenty of moisture in our direction, however storms have had a problem forming today due to the lack of upper air support.
Bill is now a strong category 3 storm with winds of 125 MPH. Track from the NHC takes it away from the coast, however this track is not set in stone. Even if it doesn't hit the coast, there will be very high waves and rip currents. I'll have more on this at 11.
Getting worried about the potential for a severe weather event for our area on Thursday. I'll have more on this tomorrow...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Sunday/10:00PM
Ok Im going to try and cover the weather quickly. Very busy today, and will be for the next several days getting ready for college.
-Isolated storms here tomorrow
-Storms will be increasing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Tropical storm Claudette may increase heavy rain potential and flash flooding potential. Possible severe Thursday.
-Tropical Storm Claudette will make landfall tonight near Panama City. Flooding, minor wind damage, and tornadoes will be likely.
-Ana has been downgraded to a tropical depression. It's going to have problems getting its act together as it encounters alot of land. This still has the potential to become a tropical storm or hurricane. Track from the NHC has this potentially hitting New Orleans.
-Bill could potentially become a monster cateogory 4 or 5 storm as it nears the East Coast. Could hit the East Coast, or curve away as it approaches. I will fine tune that tomorrow.
-Isolated storms here tomorrow
-Storms will be increasing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Tropical storm Claudette may increase heavy rain potential and flash flooding potential. Possible severe Thursday.
-Tropical Storm Claudette will make landfall tonight near Panama City. Flooding, minor wind damage, and tornadoes will be likely.
-Ana has been downgraded to a tropical depression. It's going to have problems getting its act together as it encounters alot of land. This still has the potential to become a tropical storm or hurricane. Track from the NHC has this potentially hitting New Orleans.
-Bill could potentially become a monster cateogory 4 or 5 storm as it nears the East Coast. Could hit the East Coast, or curve away as it approaches. I will fine tune that tomorrow.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Saturday/5:15PM
WEATHER CODE: NON SEVERE
Temperatures tonight will only drop into the upper 60's and low 70's. No precipitation tonight so if you want to have a backyard barbeque...the weather looks great!
Chances for precipitation will not return until Monday, but then it should remain fairly consistent throughout the rest of next week. I'll have more on this tomorrow, and if there are any severe weather chances...
The main focus, however, is on the tropics. We now have to tropical storms, one named Ana and the other is Bill.
Ana is the first storm we will have to monitor, but really its not to far in front of Bill. To give you a glimpse of how close they are to each other, (look below)
(Click on any image for a larger view)
(All images are from the National Hurricane Center)
Ana is having some trouble strengthening due to wind shear and dry air around the storm. The projected path from the NHC (image below this text) now has this going into the Gulf of Mexico, which alarms me. Conditions are fairly ripe for strengthening (at least at this time) in the GOM (especially the eastern GOM) If you live from Georgia to Texas, this is a storm that needs to be monitored. As many know, Katrina devastated New Orleans back in 2005, and they could POTENTIALLY be in the path of this storm.
Bill is the second storm we are closely monitoring. Bill is expected to become a cateogory 2 hurricane 120 hours out. The NHC takes this near the Bahamas 5 days out. (Image below)
If we continued that cone north and west, it would seem the southeast has the best shot at getting hit by Bill. However, the 12Z GFS has this running up the coast and not hitting land. Whatever the case, it sure looks to be a powerful hurricane as it nears the East Coast of the United States. So again, the potential is there for 2 hurricanes to hit the U.S. in the next 1 to 2 weeks. If you live near the Gulf of Mexico or on the East Coast, I encourage you to come to my blog daily as I keep you abreast of the situation.
We will also have to monitor these storms to see if they will play a role in our weather as well...
-Weather Forecaster Patrick Sumner
Temperatures tonight will only drop into the upper 60's and low 70's. No precipitation tonight so if you want to have a backyard barbeque...the weather looks great!
Chances for precipitation will not return until Monday, but then it should remain fairly consistent throughout the rest of next week. I'll have more on this tomorrow, and if there are any severe weather chances...
The main focus, however, is on the tropics. We now have to tropical storms, one named Ana and the other is Bill.
Ana is the first storm we will have to monitor, but really its not to far in front of Bill. To give you a glimpse of how close they are to each other, (look below)
(Click on any image for a larger view)
(All images are from the National Hurricane Center)
Ana is having some trouble strengthening due to wind shear and dry air around the storm. The projected path from the NHC (image below this text) now has this going into the Gulf of Mexico, which alarms me. Conditions are fairly ripe for strengthening (at least at this time) in the GOM (especially the eastern GOM) If you live from Georgia to Texas, this is a storm that needs to be monitored. As many know, Katrina devastated New Orleans back in 2005, and they could POTENTIALLY be in the path of this storm.
Bill is the second storm we are closely monitoring. Bill is expected to become a cateogory 2 hurricane 120 hours out. The NHC takes this near the Bahamas 5 days out. (Image below)
If we continued that cone north and west, it would seem the southeast has the best shot at getting hit by Bill. However, the 12Z GFS has this running up the coast and not hitting land. Whatever the case, it sure looks to be a powerful hurricane as it nears the East Coast of the United States. So again, the potential is there for 2 hurricanes to hit the U.S. in the next 1 to 2 weeks. If you live near the Gulf of Mexico or on the East Coast, I encourage you to come to my blog daily as I keep you abreast of the situation.
We will also have to monitor these storms to see if they will play a role in our weather as well...
-Weather Forecaster Patrick Sumner
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