FELIX? August 31, 2007

Might we have Felix?
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENTNWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL910 AM AST FRI AUG 31 2007
SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE TROPICALWAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES EASTOF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS COULD BE DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICALDEPRESSION. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER WILL INVESTIGATETHE SYSTEM EARLY [...]

TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY August 31, 2007

August 31st, 1993

Hurricane Emily lashed the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Hatteras NWS Office recorded a gust of 98 mph and was deluged with 7.51 inches of rain. Sound water levels rose to 10.5 feet above normal north of Buxton and 8.5 feet above normal in the villages of Frisco and Hatteras. Diamond Shoals [...]

Hurricane Hunters August 31, 2007

Have you ever wanted to fly into a Hurricane! Scroll down to question number 6 and perhaps you have the qualifications to actually become a Hurricane Hunter. If you don’t and aspire to, I’m sure a recruiting officer could steer you in the right direction. These questions and answers, from the Hurricane Hunters website, http://www.hurricanehunters.com/, [...]

Morning Storms August 30, 2007

Here are a couple pictures from this mornings storms that may have awoken some of you (like me) out of bed. Both of these shots were taken from north of Ozark.

If you want to see the rest of the lightning pics from this morning click >HERE

KATRINA August 30, 2007

This is quite a sobering read. At the time it was written, Katrina was a CAT5 with sustained winds of 175 mph!

WWUS74 KLIX 281550NPWLIXURGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED HURRICANE KATRINA MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH…RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF [...]

FALLING THROUGH A THUNDERSTORM! August 29, 2007

On this day back in 1959, Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin bailed out of his F8U jet at a height of 46,000 feet directly into a violent thunderstorm and lived! It took over three times the normal descent time of 13 minutes for him to reach the ground. Of the 45 minute journey, he says; “it [...]

Lunar Eclipse Picture August 28, 2007

This was the best lunar eclipse I have ever seen. The moon was just about 2/3 eclipsed when the red from all the world’s sunsets began showing. Here is a montage showing the progress of the eclipse from start to total eclipse.

A Break From the Heat? August 27, 2007

Just when warmer 850 mb temperatures were creeping back across our area, we may get spared from the real heat. A tropical disturbance in the Gulf is forecast to drift north over the next 48 hours. In turn, we’ll likely see increasing chances for showers and storms on Wednesday, along with cooler temperatures thanks to [...]

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE TUESDAY! August 26, 2007

First and foremost, this has nothing to do with Mars or the Moon being the same size or any of that sort of malarkey. This is a real event that will take place early Tuesday morning. A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes through the shadow of the earth. Reflected light given off from [...]

More Meteors……A Historical Night August 24, 2007

If you missed the previous meteor show, don’t worry, we’re expecting a special show on the night of August 31. According to Bob Moody, President of the Arkansas/Oklahoma Astronomical Society, a historical meteor shower is expected during the morning of September 1.
Earth is about to cross the dust trail of comet Kiess, a comet that [...]