Bob Brecks Blog

 I am enjoying my vacation from the heat and humidity of south Louisiana with low humidity and comfy temps of the mountains of North Carolina.  The drive up was stunning as we moved from the rolling hills of Alabama to the Smokey & Blue Ridge mountains of Georgia & the Carolinas.

I left NOLA this AM on a road trip to see the Biltmore Resort in Asheville, North Carolina.  We have stopped in Birmingham to meet up with my old college roommate, Tom Clark & his wide Gail.  it breaks up the 11 hour drive into 2 days.  Birmingham is a beautiful city where you begin to see some topography.  The place we're staying even has a Ruth's Chr...

 NHC has given up on Arthur's remains becoming organized off the Carolinas reducing redevelopment chances to near zero.  However, this system has left behind a boundary from Texas to the Georgia where more heavy tropical downpours are falling.  Fortunately, the boundary is farther to the north and not over the rain drenched Guld coastal locations.

 Those of you who are subscribers to my podcast heard me DOWNPLAY our overnight rain threat based on satellite & radar loops and the latest data from  the WPC's (Weather prediction Center) rainfall prediction graphic.  I mentioned the lightning down over the Gulf made me a little nervous, but I felt the WSW upper shear would take those storms south of our c...

 While I await the 4 PM advisory from NHC and get ready for my next podcast around 5 PM, I thought I'd share what I'm seeing on satellite and radar.  First, on the visible loop, the old well defined exposed circulation along the Texas coast appears to have fallen apart.  I'm guessing, based on satellite & radar views, a new center is trying to form nearer t...