Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday, September 26, 2024 as a powerful & catastrophic Category 4 storm, leaving behind a trail of destruction from Naples, Florida all the way up to the Carolinas & eastern Tennessee. Our thoughts & prayers are with everyone whose lives were turned upside down by the storm,ContinueContinue reading “Hurricane Helene’s Impacts on Public Transit in the Southeastern US”
Category Archives: Weather Alert
Weather Advisory – Hurricane Dorian
Be safe out there. Post was last updated on 09/10/2019 @ 9:35am EDT.This was the final update made. Dorian was declared as an extratropical system on 09/07/2019 and continues to move east, northeast across the eastern Canadian maritimes (Nova Scotia & Newfoundland). As the storm enters the northern Atlantic, it is expected to be downgradedContinueContinue reading “Weather Advisory – Hurricane Dorian”
Hurricane Season 2019
Now is the time to prepare for Hurricane Season It’s that time again…June 1…the official start of Hurricane Season. Last year, we saw Hurricane Florence – which pummeled the Carolinas with catastrophic flooding, as well as Hurricane Michael – which devastated a portion of the Florida Panhandle. Michael was also the first Category 5 stormContinueContinue reading “Hurricane Season 2019”
WEATHER ADVISORY – Passing cold front brings continuous rain, strong winds
Please plan your commute accordingly today and tomorrow. It’s going to be a wet, blustery day. Today & Friday (April 18, 2019 & April 19, 2019) are set to be very rough, rainy, & windy for much of the southeastern & east coastal US. Today, much of the southeast can expect heavy rain, gusty winds,ContinueContinue reading “WEATHER ADVISORY – Passing cold front brings continuous rain, strong winds”
WEATHER ADVISORY – Passing cold front brings continuous rain, strong winds
Please plan your commute accordingly today and tomorrow. It’s going to be a wet, blustery day. As you’re waking up and getting ready for your day this morning, please be sure to check the weather forecast carefully, as a passing cold front is bringing us rain and some gusty winds today and tomorrow. You’ll alsoContinueContinue reading “WEATHER ADVISORY – Passing cold front brings continuous rain, strong winds”
Hurricane Season 2018
It’s that time again…June 1…the official start of Hurricane Season. Last year, we saw several powerful and destructive storms – including Hurricane Irma, which went right up the central spine of Florida. With that said, the time to prepare for the next storm is NOW, as many weather experts predict that it will only beContinueContinue reading “Hurricane Season 2018”
Weather Advisory – Tropical Storm Philippe
You probably have heard that Tropical Storm Philippe formed overnight yesterday. The storm remains in large part – poorly organized, and shouldn’t see significant strengthening as a tropical system. A fast-moving cold front will pick up the system today and bring it towards the northeastern US as a post-tropical low. As of right now, noContinueContinue reading “Weather Advisory – Tropical Storm Philippe”
Weather Advisory – Hurricane Nate
The storm has been officially upgraded to Category 1 Hurricane status as of 11:00pm on 10/6/17. October is always a month to watch when it comes to tropical activity because tropical storms are most favorable to form in the western Caribbean. Well, over the past couple of days, we’ve seen tropical development near the southwesternContinueContinue reading “Weather Advisory – Hurricane Nate”
Weather Advisory – Hurricane Maria
I really didn’t want to write this post, but as of the writing of this post, Hurricane Maria has rapidly intensified to a high Category 4/low Category 5 storm. While the current track has the storm curving northwest prior to the Bahamas, as we saw with Irma, nothing is certain five days out. Many alongContinueContinue reading “Weather Advisory – Hurricane Maria”
IMPORTANT NOTICE – Offline during Irma
With Hurricane Irma setting its sights on Tampa Bay and western Florida, I will be offline after 12-noon on Sunday, September 10, 2017. I don’t know when I will be back on, but I hope to be able to provide an update as soon as the storm is over. However, an immediate response may notContinueContinue reading “IMPORTANT NOTICE – Offline during Irma”
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