Don still heading to Texas with Emily a Good Bet in the Next 48 Hours

Well as you can see Don is still headed towards Texas, the bad thing is it keeps dipping further to the south with each update and if this trend continues most of the parched areas of South Texas will not get much in the way of beneficial rainfall. The rain shield is a lot smaller than the last couple days which is a sign of slight weakening. Now we turn our attention to invest 91L which could become Emily in the Next 48 hours or so. Some models have this storm near Leeward Islands in the next 96 hours, and most intensity models bring this one up to a significant hurricane by then possibly Cat 4. People along the southern tip of Florida and the eastern Florida Coast need to pay attention with this one for now. So stay tuned as Don makes landfall and the possible development of Emily, what could become a major player, but it is to far out to make this one set in stone.

Don Track

Don Track with rain shield

Invest 91L ( possibly Emily)

Invest 91L (Possibly Emily)

Tropical Storm Headed for the Gulf????????????

Well all signs are pointing that we could have DON on the board sometime today. This system has really intensified over the last 24 hours. As you can see from the spaghetti plots they are mostly in agreement on the track of the system keeping it along the Texas coast anywhere from South Padre Island to Galveston Island. We also not that most models are keeping it below hurricane strength but that can change remember it has been 1047 days since our last US land falling hurricane Ike in 2008. Stay tuned for further developments. Click the title for a IR loop of the system.

New Logo

What are your opinions on the New Logo? With the counties in the back ground or without?

Hot Day Today with a Few Storms in the Area

Below are the extremes for Huntsville today, notice the heat index very dangerous today.
High Temperature 91.9 °F at 11:21am
Low Temperature 75.7 °F at 5:33am
High Heat Index 116.6 °F at 12:24pm

As I type this a decent little storm has developed in NW Madison County with torrential rains, vivid lightning and small hail. Although a little heat reprieve do not expect it to last all that long.

Hazardous Weather Outlook For North Alabama Includes Heat Advisories for all of North Alabama

HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE
TO UPPER 90S. AS A RESULT...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO
7 PM CDT TODAY FOR LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN...LAWRENCE...
LIMESTONE...MADISON...MORGAN...AND CULLMAN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
ALABAMA.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY
WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE
THREATS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY APPROACH OR SURPASS 110 DEGREES IN
MANY LOCATIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AS A
RESULT...HEAT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT FOR
BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

THERE IS A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY GIVEN THE INTENSIFYING HEAT AND HUMIDITY ACROSS
THE AREA. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE AND BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. REMAIN IN AIR
CONDITIONED BUILDINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE...AND REMEMBER TO CHECK UP
ON FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDWEEK WITH INCREASING
RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS ANOTHER WEAK
FRONT ENTERS THE REGION. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS THE
DEVELOP.

2 months 2 weeks later

I know people have seen these videos over and over again, but you need to see them again. I drove through neighborhoods yesterday and yes some are being rebuilt but some still look as if the storms came through just a few days ago. Help is needed to clean these areas and to help these people effected move on. Yes 2 of these are from 2 different tv stations but once this happen we all became one family. It still brings tears to my eyes to see the damage in these areas.

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Hot Weekend on Tap, Rain returns by Middle of Next Week

Today's extremes in Huntsville

High Temperature 92.2 °F at 2:43pm
Low Temperature 73.0 °F at 5:11am
High Heat Index 108.1 °F at 2:58pm

Forecast for the next 7 days

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

High 96 98 96 95 92 93 90
Low 73 73 73 72 73 71 70
Rain 20% 20% 30% 50% 50% 20% 20%

Heat index values will remain high all week even though the ridge weakens enough to allow a trough or to to push through and give us a decent rain chance at mid week. No organized severe weather is expected and the tropics remain quiet for now.