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Archive for July 27th, 2014

An Important Anniversary in Hurricane Forecasting

An Important Anniversary in Hurricane Forecasting

| July 27, 2014 @ 3:30 pm

In July 1943, tracking hurricanes was a difficult business. Fewer ships were at sea because of the threat of German U-boats. Those that were at sea maintained radio silence. Britain suffered mightily from the lack of weather reports from over the Atlantic. The Brits were forced to use precious aircraft to fly weather observation missions. […]

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Tropics Quiet…For Now…

Tropics Quiet…For Now…

| July 27, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

We are tracking a tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic on this last Sunday of July. Right now it doesn’t look like much, but several of the global models, including the American GFS and the UKMET are now on board with the idea that it will become tropical depression number 3 in the week […]

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Warmest Day of the Year?

Warmest Day of the Year?

| July 27, 2014 @ 11:53 am

An impressive cumulus field was blossoming across Central Alabama on this last Sunday in July. The healthy fair weather clouds have multiplied in the deeper moisture that is over the state today. Morning dewpoint levels are in the lower and middle 70s, some 6-7 degrees higher than those of the same time yesterday. The fair […]

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Second Driest July on Record?

Second Driest July on Record?

| July 27, 2014 @ 10:18 am

As we start to close this books on July this week, I thought it would be fun to take a peek back at the month that was in the climate department, especially since there have been several nice stretches of cool weather. So, at first glance, you would think that July 2014 was going to […]

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Hot Again Today But a Change Coming

Hot Again Today But a Change Coming

| July 27, 2014 @ 6:52 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. The upper ridge to our west forced itself eastward yesterday bringing Central Alabama one of the warmest days of […]

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