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The current situation. Larry looks to continue to be a fish storm, but that disturbance in the Gulf has gotten upgraded from a low to a medium chance of development, possibly becoming a tropical storm just before landfall in north Florida or after moving off the coast while in the proximity of South Carolina.

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Larry is supposed to generate some nice waves here later in the week. Might have to take my boogie board out to the beach!
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That stadium in the still frame and later in the video is actually in Bridgewater, NJ about 20 minutes from me in central NJ. Not in NY as the video claims. It is a home of the AA affiliate of the Yankees -- the Somerset Patriots.
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More information on Mindy: Gulf disturbance becomes Tropical Storm Mindy
A tropical disturbance that's been meandering over the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico for days is now Tropical Storm Mindy. The tropical storm will soon be moving onto land. It's on track to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle Wednesday night. It'll continue on to the east, emerging into the Atlantic on Thursday. Tropical Storm Warnings are in place on the Florida Panhandle from Mexico Beach to the Steinhatchee River.
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Two plus inches of rain doesn't sound that bad down here in Florida. We got that much this afternoon in an hour long thundershower :?
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Today was September 10th, the peak of the hurricane season. We've had thirteen named storms so far, so we can expect another thirteen named storms. Stay tuned.

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Not every storm has a silver lining, but some do. From Peak tropics: Two noteworthy landfalls and four other areas to watch
As Larry continues northward, it will evolve into a potent snowmaker. The GFS model is calling for Larry to dump around 20 gigatonnes of snow in three days across southeast Greenland. That would be roughly 3% of a typical year’s worth of snow for the entire Greenland ice sheet, based on 1981-2010 data.
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Tropical Storm Nicolas is going to make south Texas and Louisiana very wet places for a few days:

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Ida may well have permanently altered Louisiana's Coastline...
“A combination of flooding, erosion, and defoliation during Ida likely created many of the new patches of open water visible in the Landsat image,” Marc Simard, principal investigator for NASA’s Delta-X mission, told Earth Observatory.

The Delta-X field campaign along the Mississippi Delta is currently tracking changes to sediment and marsh dynamics as a result of Hurricane Ida. Later this month, when the waters have receded further, the team will conduct ground visits and use boats to inspect the area, in addition to using aerial radar.

“One of the interesting things to watch will be to see if the stark changes you see in this Landsat image prove to be temporary or long lasting,” Simard said. “Some of the losses may have been floating plants that washed away or plants that simply lost their seasonal leaves and will probably grow back. Others were uprooted and will no longer offer the coastal protection they once did.”
I doubt Nicholas will do anything but increase the permanency of any changes...
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Tropical Storm Nicholas batters Texas coast after making landfall as hurricane
Tropical Storm Nicholas drenched Texas and parts of Louisiana Tuesday (Sept. 14), dumping more than 10 inches of rain within hours of making landfall on the Gulf Coast as a category 1 hurricane.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Hurricane Center has warned that the storm will bring heavy rain and trigger "life-threatening flash floods" across Texas and the neighboring Louisiana, which is still recovering from the rampage of Hurricane Ida only two weeks ago. Southern parts of Mississippi and Alabama will also be hit. After making landfall early Tuesday as a hurricane, Nicholas has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, center officials said.

The heavy rain is the most threatening aspect of Nicholas, according to meteorologists. The storm has soaked up large amounts of atmospheric moisture from the tropics, as can be seen in visualizations released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.
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jztemple2 wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:04 pm Tropical Storm Nicholas batters Texas coast after making landfall as hurricane
Tropical Storm Nicholas drenched Texas and parts of Louisiana Tuesday (Sept. 14), dumping more than 10 inches of rain within hours of making landfall on the Gulf Coast as a category 1 hurricane.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Hurricane Center has warned that the storm will bring heavy rain and trigger "life-threatening flash floods" across Texas and the neighboring Louisiana, which is still recovering from the rampage of Hurricane Ida only two weeks ago. Southern parts of Mississippi and Alabama will also be hit. After making landfall early Tuesday as a hurricane, Nicholas has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, center officials said.

The heavy rain is the most threatening aspect of Nicholas, according to meteorologists. The storm has soaked up large amounts of atmospheric moisture from the tropics, as can be seen in visualizations released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.
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Interesting items from the article Nicholas brings debris, storm surge to Texas as Cat 1 hurricane
Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the central Texas coast at 1:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, September 14, as a category 1 storm with 75 mph winds. In the 24 hours ending at 11 p.m. EDT Monday, Nicholas intensified by 35 mph, meeting the National Hurricane Center’s minimum definition of rapid intensification (a 35 mph increase in winds in 24 hours).

Five out of six of this year’s Atlantic hurricanes have rapidly intensified by at least 35 mph in 24 hours, with only Hurricane Henri missing the mark:

Nicholas: 35 mph ending at 3Z Sep. 14
Larry: 45 mph ending at 3Z Sep. 4
Ida: 65 mph ending at 15Z Aug. 29
Grace: 55 mph ending at 6Z Aug. 21
Elsa: 35 mph ending at 12Z Jul. 2

Nicholas is 19th U.S. landfalling storm in two years, 8th of 2021

With hurricane season just half over (September 10 is the climatological half-way point of the season), Nicholas is already the eighth named storm and second hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous U.S. this year. Since May 2020, the U.S. has experienced a truly astonishing 19 landfalls by named storms (including Nicholas). Seven of these landfalls were in Louisiana.

The U.S. landfall pace in 2021 is now ahead of the record year of 2020, when a remarkable 11 named storms made landfall in the contiguous U.S. The eighth landfall of 2020 (Tropical Storm Beta in Texas) occurred on September 21.

From 1950 through 2020, the U.S. averaged three land-falling tropical storms (with one a hurricane) per year, so 2021 already has more than two average seasons’ worth of land-falling storms. [my emphasis]

Here are the 2021 U.S. landfalls, with deaths and preliminary damages from Aon (except for Ida, where the preliminary damages are from Core Logic):

Nicholas: landfall in Texas on September 14 with 75 mph winds; no deaths yet reported;
Mindy: landfall in Florida on September 9 with 45 mph winds, no deaths and negligible damage;
Ida: landfall in Louisiana on August 29 with 150 mph winds, killing 66 and causing $43-$64 billion in damage;
Henri: landfall in Rhode Island on August 22 with 60 mph winds, killing two and causing over $550 million in damage;
Fred: landfall in Florida on August 16 with 65 mph winds, killing seven and causing $1.1 billion in damage;
Elsa: landfall in Florida on July 7 with 65 mph winds, killing one and causing $775 million in damage;
Danny: landfall in South Carolina on June 28 with 45 mph winds, no deaths or damages reported;
Claudette: landfall in Louisiana on June 19 with 45 mph winds, killing 14 and causing $350 million in damage. (One could argue Claudette did not count as a landfall, since it wasn’t named until it was centered over land.)
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The power outage map is wrong. I live in a county that shows 100% outage and we never lost power.

This was a weird storm, the center missed us by about 20 miles to the east and we didn’t even get 2” of rain.


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Lastest five day outlook. We now have Peter which now looks like it will fall apart mid-ocean, and Rose, which is too early to tell.

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Not strictly weather related, but interesting never-the-less:



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Wait, what? La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami'
A volcano on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma sent lava fountains shooting hundreds of feet into the air on Sunday (Sept. 19), forcing thousands of people to evacuate the area.

The volcano, called La Cumbre Vieja or "The Old Summit," last erupted in October 1971, when lava continually poured from the volcano for more than three weeks, according to NPR. This time around, the volcano is expected to remain active only "for the next few days," the president of the Canary Islands Ángel Víctor Torres said, Reuters reported.

Several streams of lava are still spilling from five fissures in the side of the volcano. One lava stream, measuring dozens of feet wide, reportedly surged over a number of homes in the nearby town of El Paso, from which residents had been directed to evacuate. In all, the eruption has destroyed about 100 homes in villages near Cumbre Vieja, BBC News reported. No casualties have been reported.
Authorities warned last week that La Cumbre Vieja might soon erupt, citing the fact that 4,000 tiny tremors had shaken the island since Sept. 11, El Pais reported on Sept. 16.

Known as a so-called earthquake swarm, these periods of persistent seismic activity can sometimes hint that a nearby volcano is getting ready to blow. In this case, the tremors steadily grew closer and closer to the Earth's surface, hinting that magma was migrating upward through the crust. In addition, authorities noted that the ground began to swell near the site of the quakes and had risen about 2.3 inches (6 centimeters) by Sept. 16.

Based on this evidence, authorities then elevated the risk of a volcanic eruption to yellow, the second-highest in the three-tier system, El Pais reported. It was possible that the quakes could ultimately "amount to nothing," but Luca D'Auria, the head of the Volcano Monitoring Department at the Canary Islands Volcano Institute (Involcan), said he suspected that an eruption would likely occur in areas affected by the tremors.
As lava streams surged across La Palma, some news reports of the eruption raised concerns that the eruption could potentially send a "mega-tsunami" hurtling toward the Eastern U.S. — a fear that has been raised and debunked several times in the past, Newsweek reported.

The idea originally came from a 2001 study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, which suggested that, if Cumbre Vieja ever erupted again, a huge chunk of the volcano could suddenly collapse into the Atlantic Ocean. The study authors estimated that, volume-wise, the chunk could measure between 35 and 120 cubic miles (150 to 500 cubic kilometers) and could send a wave as tall as 82 feet (25 m) crashing into the U.S. coast.

But based on recent surveys of Cumbre Vieja, experts have determined that such a monumental collapse would be extremely unlikely, Dave Petley, a landslide expert at the University of Sheffield, wrote in a blog for the American Geophysical Union. More recent studies suggest that, in the very worst-case scenario, about 19 cubic miles (80 cubic kilometers) of rock might slide off the volcano during a violent eruption, generating a wave that would be 6.5 feet (2 m) tall by the time it reached the Eastern Seaboard.

"But the current eruption at La Palma? It's very, very likely to remain a local hazard," volcanologist and science journalist Robin George Andrews posted on Twitter. "So don't buy into any fearmongering."
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So far in a year in a half in Charleston we’ve somehow managed to avoid any significant storms. I doubt my luck is going to hold out much longer.
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Tropical Depression Eighteen Storm Hurricane Sam has formed and looks to be a significant storm:

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Models do look likely to keep it offshore, although Puerto Rico might get a brush with bad weather.

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We might be having the earliest start to our dry season ever, since we had a cold front pass through this weekend. "Cold" is a relative term, since the daytime temperature is dropping only 2-3 degrees, but the humidity has gone down noticeably. From our local Spectrum News outlet, The start of fall means we'll soon see changes in Florida
The leaves are changing, and cool air is starting to spill into parts of the country. We can even find some snow in the mountains of the West Coast. But, in Florida, we still have the warmth, humidity and afternoon storms. So when does it start to cool down for us, and when does the rainy season generally end? Well, it is soon. The average start date to what we refer to as the dry season is Oct. 15 for most of Central Florida. Of course, this does not always happen in mid-October. The latest onset of the dry season on record in Orlando is Nov. 7. That occurred in 1971. The earliest onset on record is Sept. 27, which happened in 2006. This is when cold fronts finally start making it as far south as Central and South Florida. The fronts bring in the refreshing drier air along with bouts of cooler air. It does take some time for that cool air to make it down this far, of course.

"Cooler season" starts in Central Florida when the morning temperature drops below 60 degrees. This also generally happens in mid-to-late October. The average first morning below 60 in Orlando is Oct. 19. The "colder season," meaning temperatures dipping below 50 degrees, generally happens in early November. The earliest onset to this season was in 1977, on Oct. 14 in Orlando. The latest occurred in 2001 and not until Dec. 19. So while fall does not bring us the traditional colors of the season, it does signify the end of the rainy season and the start of the dry, more comfortable part of the year.
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Latest five day outlook. Sam continues staying out to sea. Victor is still looking for a vector :wink:

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Isgrimnur wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:07 pm I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.
How funny, back when Blackhawk made his post... I had this exact reply post, and nearly submitted it... then thought I shouldn't start a long list of Airplane! quotes.... heh... Just funny that you picked exactly the one I was going to use as well.
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I always thought that if NOAA wants to get folks more interested in storms and hurricanes they should start using pop culture references. Some like "This morning Tropical Storm Ford Prefect drifted closer to Miami".
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And in case you thought you were done with storms this year, nope, not yet:

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jztemple2 wrote: Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:55 pm And in case you thought you were done with storms this year, nope, not yet:

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Yeah. I’m thinking that storm is looking like it’s pretty done with us.
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Maybe someone might be thinking of visiting the Azores?
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Uh-oh. Brewing storm to bring flooding, coastal hazards to Southeast. "Forecasters say that as the storm hugs the Atlantic coast later this week, it could potentially turn tropical and take the name Adria"
A developing storm that AccuWeather forecasters say will unleash heavy rain and thunderstorms across the southern Plains will shift eastward late in the week, putting residents from the central Gulf Coast to the coastal Carolinas on guard for deteriorating conditions.

The stormy pattern will begin to unfold as an area of high pressure moves from the northern Plains toward the Northeast Wednesday into Thursday, ushering in a reinforcing shot of cold air across much of the East. Along the southern periphery of the cooler air, a front will set up along the Gulf and Atlantic coastline. This front will serve as a path for the approaching storm to travel.

As the storm takes shape, Florida will be one of the first places to feel its full impact. Areas of rain and thunderstorms will develop Thursday night across northern Florida before spreading across much of the peninsula Friday. Flooding will be the primary concern from the persistent downpours, but some thunderstorms could also become locally severe.

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For some coastal areas, gusty northeast winds will also whip up rough surf and the threat for rip currents. This will primarily target the east-facing coasts from Florida to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The wind direction will be directed offshore for coastal areas along the eastern Gulf of Mexico, lessening any impacts.

Another factor will come into play, especially in the Carolinas, which could lead to significant coastal flooding. Higher-than-normal tides known as king tides are expected at the end of this week along the Southeast coast. The very high astronomical tides, which on their own usually cause minor coastal flooding, along with the onshore flow and rough surf from the storm could produce significant coastal flooding.

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Places like Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, could see flooded marinas as well as streets and buildings right along the coast. If heavy rain also reaches the Carolina coasts, flooding could be exacerbated, especially at high tide, as rainwater isn't able to effectively runoff into the ocean.

"Beach erosion will also be a significant concern, especially across the Outer Banks as [the region] may receive the brunt of strong onshore winds and rough surf," explained AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Bob Smerbeck.

However, there is the chance that coastal flooding will be the only concern for much of the Southeast and mid- Atlantic coast, with most of the rain remaining offshore.

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Jokes on them: Charleston floods all the time, no storm needed.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/ ... m-tVug3aJE
World’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause
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Alefroth wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:36 am https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/ ... m-tVug3aJE
World’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause
Thanks for posting that link. It really is rather weird, but we in Florida are thankful anyway. This has been one of a rather rare year in the past half-dozen or so where we haven't had to evacuate or at least consider it.
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Not much on the hurricane front (the season is over by the way) but in the way of climate there was this from our local 24 hour news affiliate.

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