WHERE HURRICANES, TORNADOES, LIGHTNING, BLIZZARDS, AND FLOODS ARE NO MATCH!
October 17th, 2009 at 11:38pm EDT
NOAA Hurricanes of 2008 satellite time lapse
You’ve got to watch the movie via the link below…it’s totally cool. 2008 was the first year I returned to chasing hurricanes since 2004 due to my illness or lack of storms (2006 & 2007). But in 2008 I was able to [...]
Sat, October 17 2009 » Fall 2009, Hurricanes 2008, storm chasing » No Comments
Gustav a memory now, and Hanna is on the MindSeptember 2nd, 2008 at 7:17 EDT
OK, still on the way home today, with Chris Collura (Aaron was dropped off with a Friend so he would not have to miss any college classes). Working our way down the turnpike, after just getting off I-75. Looks [...]
Tue, September 2 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Hurricane Chase Intercept near complete
September 1st, 2008 at 4:05pm EDT
The chase team and myself are on our way from Morgan City, Louisiana toward the interstate near Lake Pontchartrain. It is slow going as there is many trees down and blocked roadways. Not only is this a physical block, but we are stopping to [...]
Mon, September 1 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Evaluating Gustav’s Progress in Gulfport, MS
August 31st, 2008 at 1:39 PM EDT
Just passed the Florida/Alabama state line on I-10 westbound. Heading for Gulfport, Mississippi to stage for the rest of today to evaluate Hurricane Gustav’s current track and intensity forecast. Depending on information gathered within the next few hours, we may adjust position in anticipation [...]
Sun, August 31 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Hurricane Gustav Ramps Up, Still Looking at Louisiana Landfall
August 30th, 2008 at 9:22am
In Miami now, getting ready to meet up with our chase partner. Unknown departure time because storm may be heading in a little earlier. We may depart late today, but still looks like Sunday.
Gustav regained hurricane status yesterday, and [...]
Sat, August 30 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Hurricane Chase underway
August 29th, 2008 at 10:04am
I’m are getting ready to depart Maryland to head to Florida to meet up with a fellow chaser. Together, he, Aaron DeBruin, and myself will be travelling from the Miami area out to western Louisiana (our preliminary target) for intercept of Hurricane Gustav. I will be updating my blog [...]
Fri, August 29 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Overnight Shift
August 28th, 2008 at 6:29am
This morning a surprise for the NHC after Air Force Reconnaissance found the center of Tropical Storm Gustav well south of were it thought it would be. This shifted a lot of things including the track, and intensity predictions. There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment, [...]
Thu, August 28 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Gustav downgraded to Tropical Storm
August 27th, 2008 8:58am
Hispaniola is still seeing parts of Gustav as the center of the storm is just now moving off the north coast of the SW peninsula of Haiti. There is still lots of interaction with land masses and mountains, so the likelihood of intensification is slim at the [...]
Wed, August 27 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments
Hurricane Gustav Forms
August 26th, 2008 at 8:32am EDT
After watching the “area of interest” (aka 94L) for the past few days….as much as I could between work, I was pleasantly awakened this morning with The Weather Channel (TWC) talking about “Hurricane” Gustav. After peeking at the model runs, and reading the discussion by the National [...]
Tue, August 26 2008 » Hurricanes 2008 » No Comments