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Archive for October, 2012

Cold October Night

Cold October Night

| October 29, 2012 @ 3:32 pm

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. BREEZY, COLD NIGHT: We are forecasting a low of 34 degrees early tomorrow morning across North-Central Alabama. This is […]

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Sandy Notebook – 3:30 p.m.

Sandy Notebook – 3:30 p.m.

| October 29, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

The center of historic Hurricane Sandy is now moving much faster and will make landfall over southern New Jersey near Cape May in the next 90 minutes. At Cape May, the pressure is down to 28.67 inches. The pressure in Sandy is a record for that latitude. 1 p.m. advisory carried pressure of 940 mb. […]

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Great Lakes’ Impact

Great Lakes’ Impact

| October 29, 2012 @ 12:57 pm

While everyone is focused on the East Coast of the United States with the affects of Sandy, as they should be, don’t forget that these five, very large bodies of water will be impacted by Sandy as well. The United States Coast Guard is urging mariners on the Great Lakes to take extreme precautions. Historical […]

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Late Reports on Sandy

Late Reports on Sandy

| October 29, 2012 @ 11:15 am

Hurricane Sandy now strongest hurricane north of North Carolina (943 mb). Stronger than 1938 hurricane. NEW YORK …NYC Mayor urges people in Zone A to evacuate now …Holland and Brooklyn/Battery Tunnel closing at 2 p.m. …Mass transit shut down …Brooklyn: Large tree down on homes …Long Beach: coastal flooding with water over roads …4.3 foot […]

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A Few Spot Reports From a Very Mean Sandy

A Few Spot Reports From a Very Mean Sandy

| October 29, 2012 @ 10:00 am

…16 foot waves at the entrance to New York Harbor …Data Buoy, south of Fire Island, 20 foot waves every 12 seconds, wind gusts 58 mph …Boston Airport, gusts to 46 mph …Newark gusts to 49 mph. I believe if not all, then most flights have been cancelled. The worst is yet to come. …Tuesday-Wednesday […]

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Sandy’s Wind Field

Sandy’s Wind Field

| October 29, 2012 @ 9:20 am

Sandy is a very large storm system and its impacts will be felt by millions of people for days. From North Carolina to New England, tropical storm winds are beginning to impact the shoreline. The wind field with Sandy is one of the largest I can remember for an Atlantic Storm. Looking at the surface […]

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Sandy – Mid-Morning Look

Sandy – Mid-Morning Look

| October 29, 2012 @ 8:59 am

This storm remains a direct and serious threat to life and property for those in the path. Below is a visible satellite image. Here is a stunning satellite with Sandy and cold air advection cloud streets in Gulf and off Southeast US coast. And, radar… The central pressure remains under 950 mb… tropical storm force […]

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Coldest Weather So Far This Season

Coldest Weather So Far This Season

| October 29, 2012 @ 6:09 am

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WINDY AND COLD: While Sandy grabs the national attention, our weather will be dry for the next seven days. […]

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WeatherBrains Sunday Night Special

WeatherBrains Sunday Night Special

| October 28, 2012 @ 8:36 pm

All about Sandy… some great guests and information. Here is the replay if you missed it live.

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Google’s Sandy “Crisis Map”

Google’s Sandy “Crisis Map”

| October 28, 2012 @ 5:27 pm

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Sunday Afternoon Weather Update

Sunday Afternoon Weather Update

| October 28, 2012 @ 4:12 pm

Sandy: Sandy continues to churn along parallel to the Carolinas this afternoon with rain stretching all the way from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to extreme eastern Pennsylvania. Wind along the coastline from Cape Cod to Wilmington was sustained in most places at 15 to 25 mph with gusts ranging from 25 to 40 […]

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Discussion of Storm Surge

Discussion of Storm Surge

| October 28, 2012 @ 8:46 am

When people think of hurricanes, it is probably the wind that comes to mind first. But while the wind is a big part of the impact of a hurricane, it is actually the storm surge that has the greatest potential to produce great devastation and loss of life IF people along the coast do not […]

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What You Need To Know About Sandy

What You Need To Know About Sandy

| October 28, 2012 @ 7:34 am

See Brian Peters discussion for the latest on Alabama’s weather… this is a post written for those in the path of Sandy. *This is a dangerous, life threatening storm. Irene was needlessly hyped up by the national media last year, unfortunately, and I have great fear people won’t pay attention in to this storm. Those […]

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Chill in the Air

Chill in the Air

| October 28, 2012 @ 7:04 am

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Interesting day yesterday with nearly no temperature change through the day. It will remain coolish today, too, but I […]

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