East Coast Storm Chasing

A widespread severe weather event is currently ongoing in the southeast United States.  A powerful low pressure system has moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and is currently stationed in the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio.  The long cold front attached to it has been producing severe weather since earlier this morning in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Currently, the SPC is foreca...

This is a simultaneous update of my blogs and a forum thread.

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This whole situation is going downhill fast......

HURRICANE IDA ADVISORY NUMBER 18

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112009

900 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009

...CENTER OF IDA MOVING INTO TH...

There is ongoing severe weather in North Carolina and Virginia right now.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch # 749 is in effect until 10:00PM EDT.

The next cities to be affected by this severe weather include:

North Carolina

Durham*

Chapel Hill*

Pittsboro*

Siler City*

Oxford*

Henderson*

Cary

Raleigh

Wake Forest*

As of 08:35 PM EDT 15 September, 0035Z 16 September, my dog of seven years, Lil'Bit, has passed away.  She was a pure-bred Labrador Retriever from Richmond, Virginia Orlando, Florida.  My family got her back in 2002 as a puppy.  She was a good dog, although sometimes pushy or too much of a beggar, as most if not all dogs are.  One thing I regret from her time here is how I didn't spend enough time with her.  Sin...

This will be a weekly or bi-weekly discussion of tropical weather in the North Atlantic.

Today we we will discuss the area of interest in the Gulf of Mexico.

Let's start with what the NHC has said about this system so far.

 A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER COVERING MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND

WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A

SURFACE TROUGH AND A MID- TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW. ENVIRONMENTAL