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Hurricane Rafael (11-6-24)
Rafael continues to quickly intensify while approaching Cuba Discussion: USAF mission shows the central pressure is falling around 1-2 mb per hour with Rafael now down to 964mb with winds of 100mph. The hurricane is moving toward the northwest at 14mph. An eye feature...
Tropical Storm Rafael (11-5-24)
Tropical storm likely to become a hurricane. Discussion: Rafael has developed a defined low level center over the last 24 hours and has been upgraded to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 60mph. Rafael has turned toward the NW at 13mph. Satellite images show...
Cool Front and Potential Tropical Cyclone 18
Increasing showers and thunderstorms today-early Tuesday as a cool front moves across the area. Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect for the entire upper TX coast today. Radar early this morning showers scattered showers racing northward over the area as has been the...
Drought Update (10-24-24)
Flash drought continues to deepen and expand across the state and locally across all of SE TX. After a very wet late spring and early to mid summer, below average rainfall began to appear in August and September and has greatly intensified in October. In fact, no site...
Houston Cold Front and Atlantic Tropics (10-15-24)
High temperature yesterday of 99 at IAH shattered the previous record of 92 (2005) and 98 at Hobby broke the record of 93 (1954). Record to near record highs in the mid 90’s is again possible this afternoon ahead of a cold front that will sweep across the region late...
Blog: Hurricane Milton (10-9-2024)
Catastrophic hurricane impacts imminent for Florida. Widespread damage and extended loss of basic services will result in prolonged human suffering…some areas will be uninhabitable for weeks to months. Discussion: Milton regained category 5 intensity yesterday...
Weather Insights #Milton Briefing for 10-8-24
Category 5 #HurricaneMilton is expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. We discuss the potential impacts for all of Florida. We’ll also discuss, #HurricaneLeslie, and Disturbance 1 in the Southern Atlantic basin....
Hurricane Milton (10-8-24)
Catastrophic hurricane event heading or the west coast of Florida. Expected impacts and damage will rival some of the worst US hurricanes in recent times. Discussion: Milton went through an unbelievable period of intensification on Monday with the central pressure...
Hurricane Milton (10-7-2024)
Devastating hurricane event likely for the west coast of FL Wednesday. Hurricane and storm surge watches have been issued for much of the FL west coast with tropical storm watches for the FL Keys. Discussion: A NOAA aircraft has just reached the center of Milton and...