On 22 August 2011 Tropical Storm Irene intensified to become the first Atlantic basin hurricane of the 2011 season. McIDAS images of GOES-13 0.63 µm visible channel data (above; click image to play animation) showed that while no eye was yet apparent, a number of discrete convective bursts could be seen during... Read More
A tornado produced EF1 damage and was responsible for one fatality (NWS Green Bay summary) as it moved though the town of Wausaukee in far northeastern Wisconsin during the late afternoon hours on 19 August 2011. This event brought the number of tornado deaths to 550 so far in 2011, making this the 4th deadliest... Read More
The following appeared in the Area Forecast Discussion issued by the National Weather Service forecast office at State College, PA on the morning of 12 August 2011:AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 523 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/… HIGH... Read More
The fifth named storm of the Atlantic Tropical season, Emily, is moving towards Hispaniola. The animation of MIMIC Total Precipitable Water (TPW), above, derived from microwave data, shows that Emily is embedded within a region of enhanced moisture (Hurricane Eugene in the eastern Pacific Ocean... Read More
