Author: Pastor Gary

Sub-Tropical Storm Ana – First named storm of 2015

Sub-Tropical Storm Ana formed off the coast of South Carolina late Thursday. This storm does not show Tropical characteristics, but has an off shore closed core with central winds just over 55 MPH. Ana will very slowly drift to the north making landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina early Sunday morning. The storm will track inland through North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and into New England, following the coast as a weakened low pressure area into mid week. Persons along the US Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Maine can expect high surf, rip currents, heavy rain, gusty wind and some lowland flooding through late Tuesday, May 12. There is no chance that this storm will strengthen to Hurricane strength, so this will be our only unofficial report on Sub Tropical Storm Ana.

Please use the NHC link below for official advisories:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”

https://gulfstorm.net/

Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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Please use the link below for storm preparedness information:

Link to Preparedness Website:   http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/

The official Tropical Storm and Hurricane Season runs from June 01 through November 30 each year. The Tropical Storm Research Center volunteer staff has analyzed, tracked, evaluated and posted ‘unofficial’ advisories and updates on all named Tropical Storms and Hurricanes since 2006. Our record regarding storm tracks, landfall intensities and locations has been a bit more accurate than some official reporting agencies.

With the 2015 Tropical Storm and Hurricane Season at hand, we have already been evaluating potential storm development in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico for several weeks. Our computer modeling software is running and we are ready to help you keep yourself and your family advised, unofficially, in the face of these devastating storms. We hope that you will use the link that we are providing below to the National Hurricane Center “Preparedness Week” website. We strongly suggest that everyone who lives along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the US review the information presented in this NOAA site. Preparedness Week 2015 runs from May 24 to May 30.

Link to Preparedness Website:   http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/

The Tropical Storm Research Center volunteer staff is on the job and watching. We will post information on all named storms and thank you for following us here at gulfstorm.net . Please watch for reports and analysis of any pre-season activity.   Take care and Be Safe.

In anticipation of the 2015 Tropical Storm and Hurricane season, starting June 01, we would like to share a NOAA research site for our viewers, so the tracks, landfalls and devastation records of previous significant storms can be gone over as a reminder as to exactly what these storms are capable of:

Link >>>  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/

As the Tropical Storm and Hurricane season ends each year, the staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center doesn’t take any time off. We update our tracking software, monitor Jet Stream movements, go over data points from the previous season and monitor inland winter storm issues that can contribute to trends in the next Tropical Storm and Hurricane season.  As we monitor inland issues in our off season, we will occasionally publish regional weather concerns in our website blog area. Our blog can be found through the blog button, top right on the main screen where you will find a link to an interactive weather map. Click on any area of interest for a recap of conditions as provided by the National Weather Service.

Please check in with us occasionally for any news or seasonal updates.  Thank you for following us here at www.gulfstorm,net .

ALERT: The National Weather Service has issued numerous winter storm warnings including blizzard warnings for the area from Washington, DC through Pittsburgh, New York and most of New England starting late Sunday night, January 25 through late Tuesday afternoon, January 27.

A cold high pressure area over eastern Canada will be colliding with a low pressure area off Virginia causing huge amounts of Atlantic moisture to be chilled and the resulting snow and high winds will create near white out conditions. This will include some coastal flooding with very strong southeasterly winds. Some areas in the warning area could see over 24 inches of snow with significant drifting. This can potentially be a life threatening storm with loss of power in areas and roadways that will be impassable.

For persons in this warning area: Please use the following interactive Weather Service link to review warnings for your area.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php

As the Tropical Storm and Hurricane season ends each year, the staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center doesn’t take any time off. We update our tracking software, monitor Jet Stream movements, go over data points from the previous season and monitor inland winter storm issues that can contribute to trends in the next Tropical Storm and Hurricane season.  As we monitor inland issues in our off season, we will occasionally publish regional weather concerns in our website blog area. Our blog can be found through the blog button, top right on the main screen where you will find a link to an interactive weather map. Click on any area of interest for a recap of conditions as provided by the National Weather Service.

Please check in with us occasionally for any news or seasonal updates.  Thank you for following us here at www.gulfstorm,net .

On Thanksgiving Day, there are only a few days left in the 2014 Atlantic Tropical Storm and Hurricane Season with no chance of new storm formation before the official end of the season on November 30.  We are truly “Thankful” that the 2014 storm season was relatively uneventful for US coastal involvement. However, we will continue to monitor potential storm formation until well into December.

The volunteer staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center would like to thank you for your support and kind comments. Please check back in the website main screen and in our Blog section for occasional advisories over the next 6 months and we will be back in mid May, 2015 with Tropical Storm and Hurricane preparedness information for the start of the 2015 Atlantic storm season on June 01.

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