9/28 - Rob Knight's TROPICAL UPDATE: Tracking MAJOR HURRICANE IAN
Here is an 8 AM (CDT) Update on Major Hurricane Ian before landfall later this afternoon.
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Here is an 8 AM (CDT) Update on Major Hurricane Ian before landfall later this afternoon.
Drier and cooler temperatures are here, and Fall-like feeling is in the air! No rainfall is expected for the next few days. And while the Hurricane Ian is…
RED FLAG WARNING & SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... The cold front is now well south of the area with a cooler/drier air mass moving into…
High pressure has actually drifted a little further west than expected, and is now centered over west Texas northward into the Dakotas. This pattern will…
Northerly surface winds will help advect drier and more stable air into the area. Looking at the models, conditions will be dry over the next few days…
The forecast continues to be dictated by a strong mid-level high pressure situated over the south-central CONUS that is providing drier and warmer mid-level air to…
High pressure has weakened a bit over the last 24 hours with the flow becoming more zonal across the middle of the country. Shortwaves were noted along…
High pressure at the surface covers roughly the eastern half of the country, with low pressure and an associated front from the Dakotas into Colorado. The…
Surface high pressure continues to build in from the north, ushering in post-frontal cool and dry airmass. Observations across the local area show…
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The base of the upper level disturbance and surface cold front is now in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Other than some outer coastal convection south of…
Early this morning, we will continue to see decaying showers over coastal Mississippi, with a remnant boundary possibly leading to a few re-developing isolated showers…
Through the end of the week, an upper level low is expected to influence the area, enhancing rain chances for the region. There are still some…
The area is still under the influence of upper level weakness which is slowly moving east while further west has a large area of high pressure with…
Overall, a fairly quiet day is expected across the area. It should be another lackluster convective day with plenty of dry air aloft. The best potential…
Mid level dry air will remain in place today. This will help cap the environment, making it harder for thunderstorms to get started. There will be some…
Heavy rainfall wording will remain with us as rates up to 4"/hr will be possible but most of this activity will be moving, so without lingering over an area or training, flooding will be less of an issue. But what could…
A strong surge of tropical moisture and upper diffluence is approaching the north central and NW gulf this morning. The deepest moisture surge will be…
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT - 7 PM... A stalled stationary front overhead will continue to bring the abundant moisture flow to the area. But with…
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT - 7 PM... Today through Saturday will continue with the wet pattern. A flash flood watch has…
A broad upper disturbance across the eastern half of the country doesn’t really go anywhere over the next several days. As minor disturbances move through the…
Multiple disturbances expected to move through the eastern US today. One is moving through Arkansas and east Texas into Louisiana, while a stronger one is dropping…
The focus late this afternoon and evening will be on convective development to our north and east, moving into south Mississippi. A zone of low-level convergence oriented…
Hot and dry again on today for most of the day. No real distinct changes in the overall profile of the atmosphere. This subsiding dry layer has…