Bomb cyclone on an atmospheric river Updated Jan 18, 2023 Winter has been busy with bombogenesis, bomb cyclones and atmospheric rivers on the West Coast. But this weather lingo has leaked into the lex…
Mobile, Baldwin saw spike in twisters in 2022 Updated Jan 4, 2023 We had a lot of tornadoes in 2022 in Mobile and Baldwin counties, and hopefully no more between the time I write this and the time you read it…
Dangerous cold Dec 21, 2022 A frigid December air mass arriving on the Gulf Coast goes beyond uncomfortable to dangerous and sometimes deadly, writes meteorologist Alan Sealls.
We survived another hurricane season Dec 7, 2022 Now that hurricane season has wrapped up, we can relax — except for periodic threats of severe weather.
Hello halo Nov 23, 2022 You don’t have to be an angel to have a halo. The halo I’m talking about is the ring around the sun or moon. You may not have noticed as you g…
How high is the wind? Nov 9, 2022 With recent Atlantic hurricanes and recent local tornadoes, did you notice that the official storm wind speed is frequently a multiple of 5 mp…
To freeze or not to freeze Oct 26, 2022 To freeze or not to freeze? That is the question — whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the sleet and arrival of outrageous weather, or t…
Reflecting on Project Cirrus on its anniversary Updated Oct 13, 2022 Project Cirrus was not a cloud-watching school assignment. It was one of the earliest documented U.S. government hurricane modification resear…
Hurricane hunting Updated Oct 3, 2022 As a weather journalist, I’ve had the adventure of flying with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters a few times. The Hurricane Hunters…
Pause in precipitation Sep 14, 2022 Photo | Puddle and sunshine. By Alan Sealls The landscape is lush and mush. After this summer of asking “Who’ll stop the rain?” we know the an…
All rain, all the time Aug 31, 2022 Everybody is talking about the rain, from drizzle to downpour and mud to flood. “How much did you get last night?” That is no longer a persona…
Human nature at hurricane halftime Aug 17, 2022 We’re approaching halftime in the hurricane season. Play won’t stop. It usually increases. The score right now is tropical storms 3, hurricane…
Take the water and run Aug 3, 2022 Water is a valuable and powerful natural resource. But too much water where it doesn’t belong is a hazard to life, as we’ve seen from the Midw…
Reflecting on Danny Jul 20, 2022 Anniversaries cause pause for reflection, celebration and sometimes somber remembrance. Anniversaries also are a time to stop and assess growt…
Cooking up a storm Jun 8, 2022 For the first time since 2014, no named storm formed in the Atlantic before June 1 — although Tropical Storm Alex almost kept that streak go…
ACE this hurricane season May 25, 2022 When you hear hurricane ACE, you might envision the name of the first storm of the season. It’s not. You might think it’s the nickname of a ho…
Storm vent May 11, 2022 I recently spent a lot of time trying to help a man understand that not every tornado will be preceded by a warning; there was none for the tw…
Make it a good beach day Apr 27, 2022 Beach season on the Gulf Coast — we flock to the shore to take in the sunshine, salt air, sights and sounds of crashing waves and seagulls, we…
Blue sky, white lines Apr 13, 2022 Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a … vapor trail. You know what a vapor trail is, although you may have never given it m…
Night sky mystery Feb 16, 2022 Our ancestors of centuries ago were probably more in tune with the night sky than we are. There was less light pollution in cities, people wer…
In a fog Feb 2, 2022 Some of us won’t admit it, but at some point, we’ve all woken up in a fog. It’s when the environment is out of focus and you can’t see detail.…
Snow on the beach? Jan 19, 2022 Snow on the beach sounds like a frosty, fantasy cocktail served in a wide-rimmed glass. Cocktail or meteorological, it was out of reach for al…
Wash away 2021 Jan 5, 2022 We had more than enough rain to wash away 2021. For a while, it seemed as though we would break a record around the Mobile Bay area. Most of …
December tornado perspective Dec 22, 2021 Tornadoes do happen in December. Think back to the Mobile “Christmas tornado” in 2012. There were several tornadoes also that day in nearby co…
