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July 2008
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Hurricane Hunter aircraft found tropical storm force winds in what is now TS Dolly in the Caribbean Sea. 2pm coordinates: 18.6 N, 84.5 W, moving to the NW at 15 miles per hour. Current forecast tracks take the storm... With a less than 10 percent chance of showers in the Sunday forecast, temperatures could warm to the mid 90s across much of the area. No real change in the forecast until Tuesday when a large batch of tropical moisture surges northward, allowind for an increased chance of showers Tuesday through Friday. Bertha is finally weakening... Cristobal is moving toward the Northeast as a tropical storm. A disorganized area of showers and thunde... We are seeing some isolated showers and thunderstorms develop across the metro area this afternoon, as well as southshore locations. Expect these isolated to last 30 minutes to an hour, possibly providing heavy downpours. A couple of tropical updates... Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed off the coast of the Carolinas and will continue to affect coastal mid-atlantic states as well as portions of the northeastern United States. ...The approach of a frontal system will give us a better chance of thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday and possibly into Tuesday as well. Depending on how much moisture streams in from the South, we will have thunderstorms fire up throughout the day Monday. Afternoon temperatures will stay in the upper 80s because of the extra cloud cover and the possibility of some rain cooled air. Bertha was downgraded to a tropical storm, but remai... A slight chance for an afternoon thunderstorm today, but mostly expect hazy sunshine and hot temperatures. Afternoon highs once again in the mid 90s with the heat indices in the triple digits in some locations. Bertha has been downgraded to a tropical storm. It's current location as of 1pm is 30.0 N, 63.0 W, 190 miles S/SE of Bermuda. The storm has stalled out, but is expect to generally move to the north/northwest over the next severa... It appears as though the Gulf will send more tropical moisture in our direction early this week, providing a good chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday across SE Louisiana. Expect some of these thunderstorms to provide heavy downpours. Heavy thunderstorms this Sunday produced water spouts on the northshore ... a slide show of the water spouts is on the front page of wwltv.com. Bertha is on the verge of becoming a hurricane. A...
The National Hurricane Center continues to reiterate in their discussions that it is much too early to tell whether Bertha will or will not pose a threat to any land areas. The reason for this is twofold. One, if Bertha continues on its westward trek, it may encounter quite a bit of wind shear, which is unfavorable for tropical storms or hurricanes to develop and maintain their strength. Secondly, if Bertha strengthens, it may edge more into a... |
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