Tropical weather
-
Last Friday it was not even a named storm. Today Sally is a tropical storm which is expected to become a hurricane on Monday and make landfall as a category 2 hurricane near New Orleans sometime on Tuesday morning. It is a slow mover, which means that it will pile up a lot of storm…
-
With eyes watching TD 19 today as it moves slowly WNW into the Gulf and towards the northern shore, you should be aware that slow-moving hurricanes can often cause more damage than fast-moving storms. That is because the strong winds and heavy rains can last over an area for any hours, pounding the buildings with…
-
Tropical Depression 19 is crossing over the southern tip of Florida this morning and is expected to continue in a WNW direction out into the Gulf of Mexico for the next several days. It should eventually become a tropical storm, most likely named Sally, and is currently expected to make landfall somewhere between Pensacola FL…
-
Add another tropical depression to the long list of storms in the Atlantic this year. TD 19 is expected to move across southern Florida in the next 24 hours and then move NW across the Gulf while strengthening to a tropical storm (most likely named Sally) before making landfall as a minimal TS mid-week somewhere…
-
If you are squeamish, you might want to pass on this story. One of the impacts of Hurricane Laura that is causing significant problems for livestock producers is the huge infestation of mosquitoes that has bred in the hot, moist conditions left in Louisiana after the passage of Hurricane Laura. Apparently the swarms of mosquitoes…
-
Tonight’s 5-day tropical outlook shows several areas of potential tropical activity. There are two weak areas of low pressure in the western Atlantic which have a small chance of developing. Both of them are probably only going to bring some rain to parts of the Southeast rather than other impacts, but should still be watched.…
-
One of the most persistent impacts of Hurricane Laura on the central US is the continued loss of electricity in many areas. Rice farmers are feeling this doubly, since many rice storage bins were damaged by tbe winds and now dryers are not available to keep the grain’s moisture low. The result may be more…