Doomwatch!… Clouds in the Atlantic! 28 Sep 202328 Sep 2023 Some of them may have wind and rain under them! Philippe is (barely) a tropical storm, AL91 remains just below tropical depression strength/organization as of 11am AL91 is upgraded to…
Doomwatch!… The Information Sewer (Tropics 26 Sept 2023) 26 Sep 2023 TLDR: nothing to worry about at the moment. Philippe is taking the more southward track, but that track is into unfavorable conditions, and is forecast to weaken and dissipate. The…
Doomwatch!… Pelagic storms in the Atlantic; Depression landfall in Vietnam 25 Sep 202325 Sep 2023 TLDR: for the Atlantic, slog through your Monday, recover Tuesday, check back Wednesday. Tropical Depression making landfall in Vietnam. There's a somewhat disorganized tropical storm in the Atlantic this morning…
Doomwatch!… Ophelia landfall, AL90 and cura piscium 23 Sep 2023 Ophelia is making landfall on the North Carolina coast this morning. The peak winds are borderline hurricane, I'm a bit surprised NHC didn't upgrade. Structurally the storm was trying for…
Doomwatch!… PTC16 likely to become Ophelia today (Fri 22 Sept) 22 Sep 2023 Nothing much changed overnight other than Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) 16 has continued to organize and now looks likely to receive the coveted title of tropical storm and the name…
Doomwatch!… Pavlov’s Blog 20 Sep 2023 The intersection of information, media, and culture is both an area of research and fascinating to me (as well as deeply depressing these days). The way weather is (mis)reported is…
Doomwatch!… Tue. 19 Sept notes 19 Sep 202319 Sep 2023 Nothing really changed since yesterday - Nigel still heading towards the British Isles, with maybe a turn towards Iceland as an extratropical storm, but no landfalls forecast at this point.…
Doomwatch!… Atlantic calming down (Monday 18 Sept 2023) 18 Sep 202318 Sep 2023 TLDR: Tá Nigel ag dul go hÉirinn. A wave is coming off of Africa, NHC thinks may spin up and follow Nigel. A tropical low may form off the Southeast…
Doomwatch!… Atlantic Storms, 16 Sept 2023 16 Sep 202316 Sep 2023 TLDR: Lee (AL15) is making landfall on the south coast of Nova Scotia today, no longer technically a hurricane but has a few areas of hurricane force winds. Expect strong…
Doomwatch!… Making plans for Nigel 15 Sep 202315 Sep 2023 NHC has started advisories on Tropical Depression 15, formerly AL97. Too far from anybody for them to bother with "Key Messages", but here's my TAOS/TC impact swath ... Ordinarily I…