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Hurricane Lee Update

Hurricane Lee is expected to miss the southeastern U.S.   But even as it passes well out to sea, it will create some big waves that will result in strong rip currents at the beaches early in the week.  The most…

Idalia Will Slam Us on Wednesday

Hurricane Idalia is going to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida on Wednesday morning as a strong, category 4 hurricane.  Then it will move inland and weaken some, as it heads our way.  When it arrives here…

Idalia Headed Our Way

Idalia is expected to become a strong hurricane as it slams into Florida Wednesday morning.  From there it's expected to turn to the northeast and weaken as it tracks along the South Carolina Coast late Wednesday into early Thursday.  The…

Tropics Getting Very Busy

There are currently (Monday at 7pm) 4 active storms in the Atlantic Basin.  The newest one, headed towards the Texas coast will make its impacts felt by Tuesday afternoon with heavy rain and strong, but likely not too damaging, wind. …

Super Computer Upgrade for Weather Forecasting

NOAA has just completed an upgrade to its computers.  That is going to make a significant difference in the American weather forecast models because they will be able to compute much faster, which will result in higher resolution forecasts.  The…

Perseid Meteor Shower Starts Friday Night

The Perseid Meteor Shower starts Friday and continues through Sunday night.  It's expected to peak on Sunday night around midnight.  The moon be a quarter to sliver and will rise as follows: Saturday morning - 2:07am, Sunday morning - 2:57am,…

July was the Hottest Month on Record

July was the hottest month on record across the globe.  Some remarkable records were shattered in Asia, Europe and North America.  It's not uncommon for a few record highs to be reached in the summer in a few spots.  What's…

New Tropical Threat in the Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center says that an area of unsettled weather in the Atlantic Ocean now has roughly a 40% chance of turning into a tropical storm.  Obviously a lot of thing have to come together for a storm to…

Potential New Storm Brewing in the Tropics

There's a blob of clouds in the tropics that has a pretty good chance of developing into something to keep our eye on.  If it does develop into a tropical storm, it's not clear that the conditions are favorable for…

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