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Well, last evening, Tropical Depression Four formed in the southern portions of the Gulf of Mexico, specifically in the Bay of Campeche. This storm (as of 10 pm CDT) is located about 145 miles east-southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico and is moving to the west at 7 mph. It is a fairly young system, and will likely […]
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Sunshine’s Weather News of the Day
Ahh, sunshine. It is essentially the base of meteorology, as the Earth’s tilt towards it distributes its energy unevenly, thus giving us temperature differences across the globe. Today, we had some incredible weather, including some of the best sunshine in quite sometime. How nice it is to have sunshine, with incredible temperatures across the region. […]
Tropical Storm Colin’s Weather News of the Day
Tropical Storm Colin is currently churning in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, nearing landfall on the western side of the peninsula. Colin is still really disorganized, and hasn’t strengthened very much today. He is still sitting at 50 mph, with his central pressure falling to 1001 mb. Honestly, I wouldn’t be shocked to see him […]
Tropical Storm Colin Forms Over The Weekend
Over the weekend, Tropical Storm Colin formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico. He was named yesterday afternoon, and became the earliest “C” named storm on record in the Atlantic. Much of the model guidance had been showing a system forming in the southern Gulf, and heading for the coast of Florida as we headed […]
Tropical Depression Bonnie Lives Again
In one of the biggest underdog stories of the year, and in an upset that defies forecasts and models, Bonnie has been resurrected, and is a Tropical Depression once more. She died shortly after making landfall on Sunday in South Carolina, but her circulation has remained in tact, and she is now over the warm […]
Tropical Depression Two Forms Over The Atlantic
Yesterday afternoon, Tropical Depression Two formed off the coast of the Carolinas in the Atlantic ocean. The system was fairly weak, and still is. It currently has winds of 35 mph and 1009 mb, but is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm later today. When I saw that this was Tropical Depression Two, I was […]
This Week’s WxOrNotBG Tweets Of The Week
It has been a while, but I am looking forward to starting this back up! Twitter is a meteorologist’s best friend and worst enemy. Many times, hype will begin and spread like fire on Twitter. Other times, it saves someone’s life. Therefore, Twitter sees the best and worst out of meteorologists every week, and it […]
Your Weather Week In Review
Here at WxOrNotBG, we have begun to implement a new post every Sunday evening previewing the week ahead. In light of that, I am going to begin posting a review of the previous week each Saturday night, highlighting the major events that occurred, etc. So, with that being said, here is your *cue awesome music* […]
Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Patricia To Impact Mexico
Over the past couple days, we have seen Hurricane Patricia churn over the eastern Pacific. Only, the last time we updated you about it, it only had winds of 130 mph, and was a Category 4 storm. #Patricia is the 9th Cat. 4-5 of the NE Pac (to 180W) season, eclipsing the old full-season record […]
Hurricane Olaf Is Rolling Out In The Central Pacific
Over the past couple days, the central and eastern Pacific Ocean basins have seen an uptick in tropical activity, with two tropical systems forming, and one becoming a hurricane. Hurricane Olaf is now a major hurricane, with estimated sustained winds at 150 mph over the central Pacific. Luckily, this is churning over open waters, and […]