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The staff here at the Tropical Storm Research Center in Gulf Shores, Alabama, would like to remind all blog viewers that 2011 Hurricane Season Preparedness week is May 22 to may 28.

Please click on the link below to review preparedness recommendations:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/prepared_week.shtml

The information presented in the link can save your life and the lives of your family members.

For those persons who have been through these devastating storms – you already know what the outcome can be. For new residents to the Gulf or Atlantic Coasts, who have never experienced a Hurricane first hand, PLEASE review the information in the link above.

Hurricane Season 2011 starts officially on June 01. Our staff at TSRC will post information about ALL named storms this year so persons with family or friends in affected areas can be up to date on storm details.

Take care, be prepared and be safe!

Hurricane Preparedness Week for 2011 will be held May 22nd through May 28th.

If you live in or near a Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic coastal area of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Hispaniola or the Central American countries, please visit the NOAA Website linked below for important Hurricane preparedness information. New residents in coastal areas should pay particular attention the preparedness recommendations and start planning for any eventuality now, before the season starts. For persons who have lived in hurricane prone areas for some time, please review the preparedness recommendations so everything is in order. There are already indications that the 2011 season will be somewhat active and we are already seeing disturbances in the Atlantic and Caribbean that usually do not occur until late May or early June.

NOAA Preparedness Information

Our Tropical Weather System Studies Group will start posting Tropical Weather System advisories as they develop. Until then, thank you… take care and be safe.

The NHC gives Invest 91L a 20% chance of developing into a tropical or sub-tropical system over the next 48 hours. After that time conditions become much less favorable for development. The GFS Models show the potential system approaching south Florida.

Persons who have lived along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts of the United States for most of their lives are well aware of the hazards that these storms can bring. Persons who have experienced these storms first hand do not take them for granted and prepare for them diligently each year. The staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center in Gulf Shores, Alabama, would like to mention to new residents of the Coastal areas, that we will be posting pre-season preparedness recommendations during the early part of May 2011. These postings will also be a reminder to long term Coastal residents to get your Tropical Storm and Hurricane plans in place. If you wish to use the NOAA/NHC resources to do some early reading, please use the link below. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml Watch for our own pre-season postings in early May in this blog. Thank you. `

For any blog viewers with interests along the US West Coast and Hawaii:

ALERT:

The NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Warning for portions of Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States as the result of an 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake that has caused extreme damage to parts of Japan.

The WCATWC office has released information concerning the effect of the Tsunami which is currently traveling rapidly in several directions across the Pacific Ocean.

Please click on the link below if you have interests in Hawaii or along the Pacific Coast of the United States:

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

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At 5:15 PM, Friday Feb. 18, southern Alabama experienced a 3.5 magnatude earthquale centered 9 miles south of Fort Morgan under the Gulf of Mexico. This quake was felt from Panama City to Biloxi. No damage has been reported as yet but safety inspections are being done on area bridges.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2011hmbx/us/index.html

A frontal area moving easterly out of the southern plains will draw upon Gulf moisture to spread cold temperatures, snow and ice to many locations throughout the south and southeastern states. This storm will affect areas in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina over the next few days. Travel in some areas will be nearly impossible and ice formation on roads, trees and power lines may create power outages and extremely hazardous travel conditions.

Please use the interactive map link below to click on areas of interest so you can make personal preparedness and travel decisions. Take Care and Be Safe !

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

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“THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. 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 in this Unofficial Advisory.”

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From the staff at Tropical Storm Research Center in Gulf Shores, Alabama, please accept our best wishes for a very happy and safe New Year.

We hope that the 2011 Tropical Storm season will be as mild as in the past two seasons. Our Hurricane Preparedness postings will start in May 2011 and if any local weather conditions develop locally before May that have the potential to cause damage, we will place announcements in this blog.

For the states of southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, most of Tennessee, most of Kentucky, northern Alabama, northern Mississippi, and northeastern Arkansas –

The National Weather Service is announcing that an ICE STORM may affect the areas mentioned starting late Tuesday night, December 14, and into Wednesday, December 15. This ice storm has the potential to cover roads with up to 3/4 inch or more of ice in these areas. Travel will be nearly impossible where the rain freezes on contact. This also has the potential to knock down power lines and trees. Please use the interactive map in the link below for up to the minute regional details for your area:

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

Take care and be safe…

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“THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. 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 in this Unofficial Advisory.”

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From the staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center in Gulf Shores, Alabama, please accept our best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season, a Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Safe New Year.

We will be back to go over 2011Tropical Storm Season preparedness details in early May. If we see an unusually bad inland storm situation develop that may affect Baldwin, Mobile or Escambia Counties (AL and FL), we will post in this blog as needed. Thank you… Take care and Be Safe.