Above: Via NWS, a computer-simulated radar image for Saturday at 8:00 PM EDT. CAVEAT #1: This is a long-range, 84-hour forecast from a single computer model, and is quite likely to be wrong. CAVEAT #2: It also doesn’t look much like a hurricane. A commenter on Alan Sullivan’s blog mocks it as “Occluded Front Danny.” Heh. Tropical Storm Danny has… Read more »
Hurricane Bill is no more, downgraded to a Tropical Storm — and simultaneously declared extratropical — at 5:00 AM EDT today, after lashing Atlantic Canada yesterday and overnight. Dr. Jeff Masters has a round-up of Bill’s impacts on Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Most notable, to me, is this tidbit: “At Peggys Cove, three men were hit by a giant wave… Read more »
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Alan Sullivan, in a post about Hurricane Bill titled “Sideswipe“: “Bill is a sideswiper.” My brain, involuntarily: “Swiper, no swiping! Swiper, no swiping!” This is what having a 19-month-old will do to you..
Here are some gorgeous satellite photos of Category 4 Hurricane Bill — taken at 1:15 PM, 3:15 PM and 5:15 PM EDT, respectively — courtesy of the wide and narrow RGB satellite loops:
The Weather Channel’s Dr. Stu Ostro writes: “Did you know that Hurricane Camille made landfall on the same night as the final night of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair?” I sure didn’t. And that night was 40 years ago this week. Ostro even has the New York Times front page to prove it: Heh. Love the story placement. Three… Read more »
Hurricane Bill strengthened further overnight, and its top sustained winds are now estimated at 135 mph as of 5:00 AM EDT, making it a Category Four hurricane. It could be even stronger; data from a recon plane later today will give us a better idea of the storm’s strength. Here’s a visible satellite view this morning: Further strengthening is expected…. Read more »
Bill is now a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds as of 11pm EDT, after undergoing some rapid intensification. Further strengthening is expected, and Bill could be a Category 4 by this time tomorrow.
As of 5:00 PM EDT, Hurricane Bill is almost a major hurricane, with top sustained winds of 110 mph. One more upgrade, and he’ll be a Category 3. He certainly looks the part: The discussion notes that the forecast track has been nudged slightly to the left. This trend would seem to decrease the threat to Bermuda, while increasing the… Read more »
Hurricane Bill is growing and strengthening — now a Category 2 storm as of 11pm EDT, with winds of 100 mph, and tropical-storm force winds extending out as much as 150 miles from the center. It’s expected to get bigger (200+ mile wind radius) and stronger (125 mph, Category 3) over the next several days, as it continues to churn… Read more »
