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March 2008
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Dawn Brown: August 2007 ArchivesDoppler radar indicates the possibility of hail in a thunderstorm north of Folsom... 12 miles NW of Covington and moving south at about 25 miles per hour. ...A strong thunderstorm over Jefferson Parish and parts of the metro area... will be affecting the eastern portions of the metro area for the next hour or so. ...An upper level low spinning over the eastern Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce a better chance of showers this Sunday. ...Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible today. Overall, we should see more cloud cover this Saturday and Sunday. ...Current Coordinates: 17.6 N, 78.8 W, moving west at 20 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, minimal central pressure of 924 millibars. Showers possible overnight into Monday. Isolated thunderstorms can produce heavy rainfall. ...Hurricane Dean is bearing down on Jamaica at this hour... current coordinates of 17.5 N, 77.8 W, moving west at 20 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, minimal central pressure of 930 mb. ...There's a possibility for some good showers Monday morning. As far as Dean is concerned, track still on course for Yucatan, inching farther to the South with each model run. ...1pm Coordinates: 17.1 N, 76.0 W, moving WNW at 18 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds 145 miles per hour, minimal central pressure 930 mb. ...10am Coordinates: 17.0 N, 75.1 W, moving west at 18 miles per hour, max. sustained winds 145 miles per hour, 926 mb... no real change to the track. ...Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Dean's pressure has lowered to 918 mb, but maximum sustained winds were slightly down to 145 miles per hour. This slight decrease is not expected to continue... as the storm moves away from Hispaniola. ...Thunderstorms have ended, I'll have rainfall totals later. Here are the latest Dean coordinates. 16.0 N, 71,0 W, moving westerly at 18 miles per hour. Max sustained winds 150 miles per hour, pressure 920 mb. The storm does appear to be intensifying. ...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms have developed across the metro area. Expect another hour of showers near River Ridge and Harahan, before the storms move off to the northwest. Click on blog for more on showers and Dean... ...Latest coordinates for Dean 15.9 N, 69.4 W, moving WNW at 17 miles per hour, about 505 miles ESE of Jamaica. For the latest analysis of the storm, go to our I-Weather Update, or my last blog from the 10am update. ...Hurricane Dean continues to be a major hurricane as it makes its way toward the WNW at about 17 miles per hour. It's currently South of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on a path toward Jamaica. ...Dean has blown up into a strong category 4 storm, but the track has shifted a bit farther south this morning. Coordinates 15.1N, 67.3 W, Max sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. ...The 4pm advisory shows Hurricane Dean as a major category 3 hurricane with 125 mile per hour winds... moving toward the west at 21 miles per hour. Coordinates: 15.0N, 64.5W, about 260 miles S/SE of Puerto Rico. ...Hurricane Dean strengthened as expected today as it makes its way toward the Lesser Antilles... and then toward the Caribbean Sea. ...The heat continues into the work week, as a large area of high pressure maintains its position over the central United States... ...Globally, heat waves cause more deaths than any other weather hazard. Because of this, the National Weather Service has been trying to let people know when heat... ...Previous records were dashed Saturday as a large dome of high pressure is "camped out" over the central United States... ...Hot, hot, hot... and humid! Well, it's August... but it's still unpleasant outside for most of us on this Saturday and Sunday... and there's a risk for heat illnesses. ... |
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