Harvest Moon September 26, 2007

The following email from Spaceweather.com showed up in my mailbox this morning, providing a nice concise explanation of why we call it the “Harvest Moon”:
HARVEST MOON: There’s a full Moon tonight (Wed., Sept. 26) and it has a special name–the “Harvest Moon,” the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox. In the days [...]

Growing Need For Rain September 24, 2007

Though not severe around Baltimore, the drought continues.
September rain so far totals only .35 inches, 2.76 inches below the 30 year average.
The 2007 precipitation total is 23.57 inches, 7.87 inches below the 30 year average.
The weather pattern in the near term is not a particularly wet one but a cold front may generate scattered showers [...]

Tropical Potential September 24, 2007

Tropical Depression #10 never did reach tropical storm status and the next name in line, Jerry, remained unused. The disturbance moved on shore Friday between Pensacola, Florida as a squally storm with bands of strong thunderstorms. Rainfall totals were generally less than 3 inches. Tornado activity was reported.
A tropical disturbance out in the middle of [...]

Just About Jerry September 21, 2007

Low pressure 100 miles south of Apalachicola early Friday morning was doing its best to become the 10th named storm of the hurricane season, but as of the 5:30am update the National Hurricane Center reported the storm was not yet fully tropical. Still, areas around the gulf coast of Florida have been dealing with [...]

Typhoon Wipha September 18, 2007

Tropical cyclones are active in the Pacific. Typhoon Wipha is about to strike the China coast.Wipha has been downgraded from a “super typhoon” to simply a “typhoon”. Nonetheless it is a powerful storm and will be one of the strongest to hit China in years.
John Collins

Hurricane Floyd Anniversary September 16, 2007

September 16 is the anniversary of Hurricane Floyd hitting the Mid Atlantic region.The storm formed out in the Atlantic and at its’ peak was a category 3 storm with winds to 125 mph.Floyd turned to the north before reaching Florida and headed for the Carolina coast. Floyd was a category 2 storm when it crossed [...]

Weekend Tropical Activity September 16, 2007

September and early October are the peak times for tropical weather activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.The most recent named storm is still active in the Atlantic. Ingrid is a tropical depression and is having trouble staying organized because of upper level winds. Those winds have been responsible for keep the storm [...]

Humberto Leftovers September 16, 2007

Remnants of Hurricane Humberto passed over the Mid Atlantic region late friday and early saturday. The area received some much needed rain but not enough to significantly affect the drought.
As of saturday (September 15) Baltimore stands at 1.69″ short on precipitation for the month and 6.80″ short for the year.
Parts of the Eastern Shore received [...]

Chilling Down September 16, 2007

Autumn officially arrives next Sunday but temperatures are taking an unseasonal dip this weekend. The average high this time of year is 78, and the low 57.
For the next couple of days high temperatures will be running about 10 degrees below average and lows are expected to get close to record values.
The Sunday morning record [...]

Ingrid, 9th Named Storm of 2007 September 14, 2007

Late Thursday evening a NOAA hurricane hunter plane found just enough wind and circulation in the tropical depression 840 miles east of the Caribbean to upgrade the depression to tropical storm status. With maximum sustained winds of just 40 mph it’s really just a cluster of strong thunderstorms, but 40 is the magic [...]