Hurricane Florence

This beast is Hurricane Florence. It is a well-heeled tropical cyclone and has high winds, dangerous storm surge and prodigious rain. 

It's bad for people in the Carolinas. However, you want to live by the water, certain risks are possible. 


This storm is due to sit over the area for a few days, dumping feet of rain on the area. It won't be like Harvey was here but in ways, it'll be worse. 

I hope the people got out. I question the intelligence of those who stayed. 

These storms are going to get worse as the seas heat up. They are liable to form quickly, gather strength, conditions favorable for it to move hundreds of miles before threatening any land. 

I am well inland myself. I know it is always a danger every year. 

I am sad for those who will be affected by this monster storm. 

Hurricane Cristina

Another beast in the Eastern Pacific.

This is Cristina, Category 4, out over the open sea where it will dissipate soon.



It will travel west into cooler water and not threaten land or communities. These kinds of storms are nice to appreciate, not those who hurt people and destroy things.

Super Typhoon Usagi

This is Super Typhoon Usagi. That land you see is the top of Luzon in the Philippines. This monster is huge and packs major Category 4 winds.

Look out for the islands and for China.

This beast is heading west-northwest.


It is a symmetrical storm, but can't appreciate its beauty when people are in danger.

Hurricane Fabio

This is Hurricane Fabio, churning away in the Pacific not far from North America. As like the now ragged remnants of Hurricane Emilia, it does not pose a threat to land. 


I like this picture, it is like a swirl painting but that's just clouds.

It is heading north and will pass into colder water, which will kill a hurricane. 

Hurricane Emilia

I haven't had any hurricanes to talk about. The Saharan dust and general ENSO-Neutral/El Nino climate affectations seem to be inhibiting Atlantic hurricane development.

This one is a beautiful hurricane we don't have to worry about. It is in the Pacific, far from land, heading west. It is not considered a threat.

As I write this, it is a Category 4 storm. If it should hit land, which it won't, it would be a horrible disaster. Luckily, it won't hit any land.

This picture is from the NOAA GOES-West satellite. There are a lot of wavelengths to choose from but I like this one that reveals a hurricane's deadly beauty.

The weather has always fascinated me. It always will.

Quiet Now....

A reminder, Hurricane Season begins on the 1st of June. I seroiusly doubt that the weather follows a schedule but the NHC knows more than I do about these things. This is a Weather Channel satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean. Most hurricanes that hit the Gulf, Carribean or East USA, start off as storms or an instability from the coast of Africa. Storm energy doesn't always manifest as storms. It could be a simple low pressure system.

The 2011 Hurricane Names issued by the NHC:

Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irene, Jose, Katia, Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rina, Sean, Tammy, Vince, Whitney

You can always visit the NWS National Hurricane Center at www.hurricanes.gov

The Weather Channel is always good about talking about hurricanes. The Tropical Update on the tv channel is always at 10 minutes before the hour.

Why do I talk about hurricanes? They have always fascinated me. Who could forget Hurricane Andrew? Of course, I live in CenTx, which can catch some gnarly weather if a hurricane hits between Houston and Courpus Christie. It is nothing as terrible as what anyone on the islands or coastlines get, however.

I will post nice pictures of hurricanes as they happen, as I usually do.

Igor

This is Igor, a storm in the central Atlantic. It is not expected to hit the USA but who knows? The weather is capricious. Don't y'all watch the Weather Channel? At ten minutes before the hour is their Tropical Update. Check it out.

That last storm, Hermine, dumped a ton of rain on us. Some wind but it was not bad. But Hermine is a lightweight compared to this beast. Admire the beauty of cyclonic storms when they are not a danger to anyone. Let us hope Igor bypasses Bermuda too.

Earl

There hasn't been a hurricane that I would comment on until now.

This one may or may not make things rough on the east coast of the USA, perhaps revealing the disparity between how the US Govt. treats hurricane damage in more affluent areas of the country. I remember thinking about and going to New Orleans but never had enough money to. I wanted and still want to help.

This is Earl, a fairly well-heeled hurricane, being deflected by a seasonal boundary in the eastern US, preventing it from entering the Gulf of Mexico, thankfully. It has suffered enough, hasn't it? A hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast now could be way more than disastrous. I'm hoping and praying that tropical cyclones stay out of the Gulf.

I may comment on Fiona when it becomes more photogenic.

Alex, Too Close

This is Alex. This Infared satellite picture shows it in iffy detail. Remember, colder cloudtops mean harsher storms.

It's some distance from the area now but a hurricane's effects can reach across hundreds of miles.

It was cool today, a welcome respite from the torrential heat. Rain.

I like the rain. I like to run naked in it, lol, but I haven't done that in many years.

You know, if this thing jogs a little to the north, then it's ay-ya time here, you never want to be on the east side of a hurricane. It doesn't look like it will, it looks like it will pass over the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico where it will fall apart and become just a low pressure system.

I hate thunderstorms. Unless you ever huddled in the dark after one knocks out the power, worrying, you cannot know how it feels.

It's all right, as I get older, it becomes just a thing. Like everything else.

Celia

It's that time again. There seems to be one in the badly marred Gulf of Mexico forming but it is too early to tell how strong it will be or where it will go. This one is a week old, well defined, and won't cause much trouble. It'll cross into cold water before even getting close to Hawaii and fall apart.

Let us appreciate the natural beauty of storms from high above thanks to the GEOS satellites.

Celia, kind of reminds me of Celica, lol. Never knew a girl named Celia that I can remember. I hope you like this picture, and remember, cyclonic storms on Earth pale into comparison to some, like say on Jupiter.