I disagree. There, got that out of the way right at the beginning. :) Once upon a time, they used to say that a Tropical Storm had to have t...

Before Laura, here's a report from our  Halifax re "Hurricane" Kyle from yesterday: "Blustery winds and some rain in Hal...

TS Kyle: Finally, I agree with the NHC. Phew! In the 11pm advisory, they downgraded Kyle to a Tropical Storm, despite him having had very li...

I heard from an intrepid reporter currently in the Halifax, Canada area and heading towards New Brunswick. Just like Kyle. Oops. The theme f...

I think some of you can guess what I'm about to say in this update... <minor rant alert> The NHC upgraded Kyle to a hurricane at t...

He's been zooming along a N-NNW trajectory at about 13mph for most of the day and is currently located near 27.6N, 68.7W. Maximum winds ...

Umm yes... well noted for those who mentioned I had the date wrong in the last update. I knew that. I was just er... testing you. Yeah, that...

Now that we are approaching the last couple of months of the 'Atlantic hurricane season' we can expect storms to sprout up in the we...

Just under 10 days with nary a blob or blobette in sight! I almost forgot we were still in hurricane season. :) So, as you may have heard, t...

He's been deteriorating all day, and is now a weak Tropical Storm with winds close to 40 mph (TS range: 39-73 mph), central pressure 980...

Ike made landfall in Galveston at around 2-2.30am as a strong cat 2 storm with winds nearing 110mph. He is now inland at 30.5N, 95.3W, but i...

Ike will make landfall soon, and yet another disaster is looming from this storm! The storm surge is now 10ft above predicted levels and ris...

After a day of very strong convection and very cold clouds in the Gulf, Ike has been interacting with the LA/TX coast for the past few hours...

If you are in Galveston, evacuate now - your Emergency Managers, the NWS and the NHC are looking out for your safety. The NWS issued an unpr...

Ike: Just a quick note: The latest pressure fields show landfall most likely in the north TX - west LA area. As far as I can tell, the highe...

From the 5pm (EDT) advisory, Ike's center is somewhere around 26 N, 89.4 W, although there is no clearly visible eye. He has an estimate...

I know, I know, I didn't send out an update yesterday. My bad. I was doing far more fun and interesting things like sitting in different...

Dearie me, you are a suspicious bunch aren't you? ;) I know I may have used the words "Gotta run" more than once re Ike (slip ...

He has continued west today over Cuba - taking him south of the track/center of cone that was forecast yesterday, which is what I thought mi...

Ike made landfall in Cuba at around 9.50pm (EDT) last night as a cat 3, but is now (around 5.30am EDT) a cat 2 with winds of 105 mph, centra...