Author: cdsloop
Hurricane Ike Worries me already…
A couple things I have seen this morning are pretty worrisome about Hurricane Ike. Although it is labeled as just a category 2 storm and not due to make full landfall until tomorrow morning, it looks like it could have a huge impact… First comes this warning from the National Weather Service: “Persons not heeding [...]
Hurricane Ike Texas bound. Corpus Christi and Houston are in the path
I have been tracking Hurrucane Ike for quite a while now. It has gone from Category 4 to Category 1 and now back to Cat 2. Evacutation advisories are posted for just north of Corpus Christi all the way up to Houston. It is expected to be a strong Category 3 when it makes landfall [...]
Ike heading towards Brownsville/Corpus Christi, TX
It looks llike New Orleans can definitely breath a sigh of relief as Ike continues a path towards the Texas coast. Here is a screen capture showing the track of the center of the storm from our new product called WeatherBug Streamer RT. Below is the latest Technical Discussion from our Chief Meteorologist Mark Hoekzema: [...]
New Orleans safe from Ike?
The latest model run of the forecast is showing that Ike is most likely to hit Texas than Louisiana or anywhere close to New Orleans. There is still ONE model that has it turning more to the north, but most are trending towards Texas. So, everyone still keep an eye out. If it keeps on [...]
Hurricane Ike moving towards Gulf Coast
The latest forecast track of Ike has it moving into the Gulf with the possibility of impacting the same area that was impacted by Gustav. I am sure all eyes will be on Ike this week as we all hope that the people of New Orleans are not impacted again. We have setup a discussion [...]
Hurricane Ike Technical Discussion: 9/6 5am
We are starting to get the first rains of Hanna here in Maryland where I live. It shouldn;t be too bad for us here…we definitely need the rain and with all the kids soccer games cancelled, there won’t be any running around this weekend which is nice. IKE is still the storm to watch. It [...]
Tropical Storm Hanna coming ashore in next couple of hours
Here is the latest from WeatherBug Meteorologist Dustin Devine Hanna bearing down on Carolina Coast – Landfall expected as strong Tropical Storm and near hurricane strength around 2-3am. Infared Satellite imagery shows strong, deep convection becoming more uniform around the center of circulation this evening. However, it may be too little-too late to achieve hurricane [...]
WeatherBug Ike Technical Discussion: 9/5 6pm
Ike Takes Aim at the southern Bahamas Major Hurricane Ike continues to look impressive on satellite. Shear on the north side of Ike due to Hanna’s large circulation has waned. The latest satellite imagery indicates that a freshly well-defined eye is beginning to take shape. Ike is expected to get stronger over the next 12 [...]
WeatherBug Ike Technical Discussion: 9/5 5:45AM
Ike Continues to Slowly Weaken; Forecast To Intensify This Weekend Ike continues to exhibit beautiful symmetry, a well-established outflow, but the eye is not as well-defined this morning on satellite imagery and cloud tops have warmed somewhat. The size of the eye has decreased some today, which is reflected in the decrease in maximum wind [...]
WeatherBug Ike Technical Discussion: 9/4 – 5:45pm
Although Tropical Storm Hanna is heading up the coast, it appears as though Hurricane Ike is the one to watch as it could be a major threat to the US on Tuesday or Wednesday next week. If you would like to add a Hurricane Ike sticker to your web site or blog you can copy [...]
