Gulf Coast Weather Blog

Above: Infrared image of Hurricane Michael as of 0422Z (12:22 am EDT) Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Branch. Hurricane Michael was gathering strength on Monday night…

7:45 PM EDT Monday 10/8: Satellite imagery this evening shows Michael continuing to develop, while also struggling with some dry air. The CDO present over the system’s center earlier this…

BULLETIN Tropical Storm Michael Advisory Number 5 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018 400 PM CDT Sun Oct 07 2018 …AIRCRAFT FINDS MICHAEL STRONGER… …HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED OVER WESTERN…

Overnight weather models (GFS, ECMWF/EPS, UKMET) all indicated a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week. The next name on the list is Michael. The National Hurricane Center…

Overnight weather models (GFS, ECMWF/EPS, UKMET) all indicated a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week. The next name on the list is Michael. The National Hurricane Center…

Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Thu Oct 4 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center…

Hello everyone! A very active pattern is set to develop across the US this weekend as tropical cyclones across the Pacific disrupt the Northern Hemisphere’s jet stream. While the pattern…

Summer may still be in full swing, but that doesn’t mean that colder weather isn’t on the way. The meteorologists at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) recently released their…

by Jack Sillin/ 09/13/2018/ Hello everyone! Hurricane Florence is on final approach to North Carolina today. By the time tonight arrives, the storm will be just a few miles offshore,…

BULLETIN Hurricane Florence Intermediate Advisory Number 54A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 800 PM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018 …FLORENCE WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES TOWARD THE CAROLINA…

by Jack Sillin/ 09/12/2018/ Hello everyone! Major Hurricane Florence is churning towards the coastline this morning as a category 4 storm with 130 mph winds. A better understanding of the…

Hello everyone! Florence has rapidly intensified over the past couple days, just as forecast. The storm remains on track to slam into the Carolina coast as a powerful Category 3…

Hello everyone! With Tropical Storm Gordon having made landfall and moved inland, our focus will now shift to the next storm in the Atlantic, Hurricane Florence. Florence is currently a…

The center of Tropical Storm Gordon is emerging from a brief traversal of the southern tip of Florida. It is south of Everglades right now and will continue to pass…

BULLETIN Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven Advisory Number 2 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 1100 PM EDT Sun Sep 02 2018 …DISTURBANCE MOVING QUICKLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD… …TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND…

by Jack Sillin/ 09/01/2018/ Hello everyone! A few days ago, I discussed the state of the tropical Atlantic, and why it was likely to become more active in the days…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5aXu2Aw7LQ

Today’s update will come in two parts, this being part one, focusing on the tropical Atlantic. The season has gotten off to a slow start, but we’re only just entering…

Hurricane Katrina Before and After Photo Comparisons: Mainland Mississippi The mainland shoreline of Mississippi, located in the right-front quadrant of Hurricane Katrina, experienced one of the greatest storm surges in…

We’re traveling the coastline destroyed by Hurricane Katrina’s record storm surge. This is something that has never been shown on the news or talked about, either in the overall, or…